HISTORY OF DECOYS ( continued ). | |
CHAPTER VII. | |
DECOYS IN THE COUNTY OF GLAMORGAN. | |
Decoys in use. Park Wern. | Decoys not in use. None. |
| Park Wern Decoy, 9 miles W. of Swansea, on the property of Sir H. Hussey Vivian, Bart., who, in 1865, formed a small Decoy in Llanridian Marsh, cast of the village of that name, at Killibion, near the estuary of the Burry river, on its south shore. It is about an acre in extent, with three pipes, and the average number of fowl taken annually for the last five years has been about 1 14 head, the greater number being Duck and Mallard. This small Decoy has only been worked to supply the owner's wants, and no attempt has been made to try how many birds could be taken in a season. | |
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DECOYS IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER. | |
Decoys in use. Berkeley Castle (2). | Decoys not in use. None. |
| Berkeley Castle (Earl Fitzhardinge), 3 miles N. of the town of Berkeley, 12 miles SW. of Gloucester, and close to the south bank of the River Severn, within a mile E. of Purton. These are the only Decoys in the county. The pools, of which there are two within a mile of one another, are about an acre apiece in extent, and there are four pipes to each. The old pool is on the verge of the S. bank of the Berkeley and Gloucester Canal, which was formed so close to it that, fearing the Decoy would suffer therefrom, the new Decoy was constructed in 1840 between the canal and the Severn, on the New Grounds. | |