Cotswold Voluntary Wardens upstream on the mill side, near Alderley, but even their output from combined operation was too small to be competitive and commercially viable, over time. Nind Nature Reserve Nind is now a small and peaceful nature reserve, surrounded by farmland and with wonderful views of the Cotswolds at Wotton Hill. Otters swim in the stream, Herons watch by the stream for trout and it is managed as a sanctuary for water voles. Much more is listed on their information boards. In September and early October, the Cotswold Wardens work party were occupied for several sessions at Nind, which is to the south of Wotton-under-Edge. The site is now managed by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. To improve access to the reserve for visitors, on the public footpath which runs through the area we have renewed three footbridges and installed two stiles in this small riverside area. Nind is the site of a mill, powered by water from the stream, in turn stored in the mill pond. The mill was enlarged later in its life and augmented with steam power. There were several mill cottages, but they have long since been swept away when the site became a trout farm, using the divided mill ponds. Another trout farm was established David Sheppard Building Contractor • New Builds • Extensions We have also worked on improving and conserving the sites of mills at Holywell and at Coombe on the Cotswold Way, and on the north side of Wotton at another mill site at Water Lane, which is now a public open space which we’ve recently tidied. Upstream from Nind is Alderley as I’ve already mentioned – and on a tributary is Kilcott Mill, where we have also worked. The footpath from Kingswood to Nind is very pleasant; upstream, the path comes from Broadbridge near Wortley through Alderley to Nind. The stream rises above Ozleworth, flowing through Ozleworth Bottom, where we installed a footbridge some time ago. • Dry Stone Walls • Patios Mobile: 07885 397986 Tel: 01666 502940 Email: d-sheppard2@sky.com www.davidsheppardbricklaying.co.uk Richard Glanville, Cotswold Voluntary Wardens 0240318 ! It has always astonished me that these small Cotswold streams supported so many water mills. Kingswood is downstream, where there was a mill sited at the junction of the Wotton tributary. ! """#$%$&'()*+$+(,%-$(%#./#01! !"###$$ ! ! Tetbury Motor Centre 500 002 Your main dealer alternative • 2345/065!%&$'(&$)*&+,'-,).)!78!90:;<0!=>0?0!;8@!$;4;/$%&$)&(0,+&$'--$1'2&)$34$0&5,+-&A!0>786!B/0!>E#!$50>!1EEG786!B/0/!5;FE!+31*-&.&$ ;<=>/$?<@>/$ABCB=DEFG>/$>EHG;<=>/$ABCB=$IBAG>/$AE@E$DJ>$<@H$C!IJK!$E4:04<7;3!%>4;4EA!,74E4E<>57