The Little Bridges series was started by Stanthews in 2009 to highlight small footbridges in remote parts of Wiltshire. Since then the series has been expanded by others all over the country and starting to spread fast. There is a stats listing run by Billiethecat, so you can see how many Little Bridges you have found, you can find it here:- https://littlebridgesseries.wordpress.com/. If you would like to add to the series, please contact Stan on stanthews@aol.com and he will give you a number for your bridge, to qualify, the bridge must be a foot bridge too small for vehicles, please make sure your title exactly matches “Little Bridges # xxxx then the name” including spaces so it will get picked up and added to stats list.
I only found this ‘Little Bridge’ recently. I was so surprised as I have lived nearby for years but never ventured this far down.
If you know anything about Geology you will already know that William Smith - the father of English Geology stayed at Rugbourne Farm and would have probably used this very route to walk up to the Mearns Colliery.
The bridge is a bit off the beaten track, can be muddy when wet and the co-ordinates may not be spot on. You’ll need to climb over the two stile ends (which are quite high) as the cache (a green pill pot) is hidden on the other side. Bring your own pen.