The changing landscape at Turnastone

At least part of the Turnastone estate was open fields in medieval times: a trace of strip fields remained in the mid 19^th century.

Turnastone 1837

At Turnastone by the early 19^th century trees had been grown over part of  what had once been open fields.  This was Turnaston (there was no final 'e' then) Wood and is coloured green on the map. A road ran through the wood connecting Turnaston with the farms to the west - Dolward, Upper Llanon and the road between Urishay and Middle Maes-coed.

Turnastone 1841

The fields of Turnastone Court in 1841. The fields on the west were referred to as 'part of Turnaston Wood' but the trees appear to have been felled.

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Turnastone 1900

By the end of the 19^th century trees were re-established on some parts of the old Turnaston Wood. The railway had arrived in the Golden Valley and the entrance to Vowchurch Station was in Turnaston.

Turnastone now

The estate is working towards an Historic Land Conservation Management Plan. The fields marked green will be managed grassland and the brown field will have managed field margins.

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The field to the extreme west was part of Turnaston Wood. Apart from an old quarry, it is the only area which is partly wooded now.  The trees are mainly Ash and Hazel, and there are a few old Oaks and Holly. There is woodland flora including Bluebell, Greater Stitchwort, Wood Sorrel, Dog’s Mercury under Bracken, in the open areas the sward has Adder’s Tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. and Devil’s Bit Scabious Succisa pratensis.

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