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[[File:Bewdley_International_Airport_20150725.jpg |thumb|300px|right| The runway at Bewdley International Airport in 2015]]
'''Bewdley International Airport''' was the 'tongue-in-cheek' nickname of the private landing strip (ICAO code XEG3DW) in the field on the left of the line after leaving [[Bewdley Tunnel]] travelling towards [[Bewdley]]. Two small hangars and a windsock are located at the end of the field nearest Bewdley. The grass strip was always left intact when the field was ploughed.
The 'Airport' was situated at 'Droppingwells Farm ''' or '''Dropping Well Farm and ''' is opposite [[Devil's Spittleful (Rifle Range) Bridge | The Devil's Spittleful]]. The farm is operated by J & W.E. Willets Ltd.
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In 2020 100 acres at Dropping Well Farm were purchased by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation through their Land Purchase Fund on behalf of [https://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/heathland-hero Worcestershire Wildlife Trust], with the intention to restore heathland and connect with The Devil's Spittleful and Blackstone Farm Fields nature reserves and Wyre Forest District Council's Rifle Range and Burlish Top nature reserves.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-54619198 'Plans to create 'largest heathland habitat' in Worcestershire, BBC, 21 October 2020] (Retrieved 22 October 2020)</ref> By April 2021 the grass strip that had always been left intact had been ploughed out. The surrounding field had also become noted for its display of red poppies, which require tilled stall soil to germinate and thrive. It is expected that the return to heathland will diminish these fine displays. ==Bewdley International Airport=='''Bewdley International Airport''' was the 'tongue-in-cheek' nickname of the private landing strip (ICAO code XEG3DW) in the field on the left of the line after leaving [[Bewdley Tunnel]] travelling towards [[Bewdley]]. Two small hangars and a windsock are located at the end of the field nearest Bewdley. The grass strip was always left intact when the field was ploughed. By April 2021 the grass strip that had always been left intact had been ploughed out.
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Bewdley_International_Airport_20150725.jpg | The runway at Bewdley International Airport in 2015
Bewdley_International_Airport_20210417.jpg|The same view in April 2021
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==Access for photography==
It should be noted that the area of the field used by photographers is not a public right of way. In From 2021 the new owners erected signs directing photographers to designated pathways to avoid damaging the recovering land.
The location is accessed via the B4195 out of Bewdley towards the A456. A right turn immediately after the pedestrian crossing, before the roundabout, will lead you to a small car park, which has good access to the length of line. Once parked, cross the road and follow the lane in the Kidderminster direction (sign posted as a cycle way). Staying on the right side of the railway, you reach what is now the nature reserve at Dropping Well Farm. A gallery of photographers can sometimes be seen at the top of the field for views of trains on the SVR.
