Kilvey Hill and World War Two (Second Walk)
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Kilvey Hill and World War Two (Second Walk)

A last chance to look at the historic Kilvey bombed landscape before the Skyline development destroys it—extra event because of demand.

By Nigel Robins

Date and time

Location

Kilvey Hill Free Car Park (The Glade) Kilvey Community Woodland

Kilvey Hill Free Car Park St Thomas Swansea SA1 7FR United Kingdom

About this event

  • Event lasts 3 hours

A last chance to look at the Kilvey Hill bombed landscape before it is destroyed. The walk will look at the surviving anti-glider defences built in 1940 to defend us against German parachutists. The walk will also look at several large bomb craters created in late 1940 and early 1941 when the town was heavily bombed. The bomb craters have been transformed into biodiversity hotspots, which will be lost once the Skyline development is completed. A fantastic last chance to see how the violence of the past has been transformed into biodiversity and regeneration.

Walk leader Nigel Robins has written several books and many articles on the Kilvey landscape and wartime Swansea, and he will talk about the history of the attacks on Swansea between 1940 and 1943.

We will meet at The Glade car park and walk up onto the Hill from there. Robust footwear is essential as we will be on some of the rocky or muddy paths.

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Free
Aug 24 · 10:00 GMT+1