Interesting thread but having never been to Sharpness or Lydney I just pulled up Google maps to have a look at the locations you were all on about:
<http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=lydney&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl> What is the curious texture on the fields to the south west of Lydney? Never seen that before.. Steve NB Bream (the boat not the village next to Lydney!)
