Welcome to the Rudloe and environs website.
Here you will find news, articles and photos of an area that straddles the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in north-west Wiltshire.
Contributions in the form of articles or photos are welcome. Even those with completely contrary views to mine!
Thanks to the website builder 1&1 and Rob Brown for the original idea.
Rudloescene now, in January 2014, has a sister, academic rather than anarchic, website about Box history here: http://www.boxpeopleandplaces.co.uk/
It contains thoroughly professional, well-researched articles about Box and its people.
Contact rudloescene through the 'Contact' page.
December 7th 2025, the second Sunday in Advent, brought the last litter pick of the year. We started early, at 09:30, as the Rudloe litter pickers Christmas lunch was scheduled for midday at Forage, Wadswick (see last picture). The title picture shows Gordon and Derrick returning to base to deposit their 'collections' with Lorraine beyond returning chez elle.
December's stalwarts: Rod, Lorraine, Derrick, Gordon, Iain and John; Mike has already departed (see next pic)
Mike at Little Fiveways
Lorraine in the Bradford Road
John and Lorraine in the Bradford Road
December's spoils which will be collected by Wiltshire Council's French contractor tomorrow (Monday)
And a good time was had by all at the Forage Christmas lunch
The November 2025 litter pick fell on All Souls Day, November 2nd. The title picture shows Ian in the Bradford Road with the beeches in full autumn colour beyond.
The November litter pick souls are: Rod, John, Ian, Derrick, Madeleine, Gordon, Meg and Bernard; Mike is yet to arrive so with yours truly that makes ten of us
Ian and John in the Bradford Road
Maple close to the entrance of Rudloe Estate
John and Lorraine by the Bradford Road bus stop
John and Ian by the Bradford Road Park Place bus stop
Ian at Rudloe Firs
The old A4 footpath at Rudloe Firs
The old A4 footpath at Rudloe Firs
Today's haul which will be collected by Wiltshire Council's French contractor (idverde) tomorrow (Monday)
Hopefully the continuation of an Indian (as in the American type) summer on 5th October 2025. The title picture shows Lorraine and John (at far left) in the Bradford Road.
Most of the October stalwarts (Sian joined us later): Rod, Madeleine, John, Lorraine, Gordon, Derrick and Bernard
Sian at the Toghill Crescent bus stop
John by the Toghill Crescent bus stop
Sian by the Krap Place ditch - much field maple in evidence in the Bradford Road hedge
Talking of windfall pears, what a wasted resource on the A4 opposite Copenacre
October's haul which will be collected by Wiltshire Council contractor idverde tomorrow (Monday)
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