Butte de Warlencourt

The project to maintain, preserve & attract more visitors to engage with an iconic WW1 site held by the Germans at the end of the Battle of the Somme in 1916

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

Why not check out the Butte's dedicated website https://t.co/VmW6aVWICt For a modest annual fee you can also be part of the project and join as an associate. Full details are on the web's Associates page.

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

@bygonetommies @Taff_Gillingham @sommecourt @SommePhantom We have installed bird boxes at the Butte De Warlencourt thanks to Roger Caron.

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

An interesting document about the history of the butte

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

All finished for this phase 💥

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

Renovation of the path at the Butte end of day 2

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

Renovation of the path at the Butte end of day 2

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

Improvement work will start in the new year. In the meantime , a Happy Christmas to you all and see you next year
Rick & Terry

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

The Butte De Warlencourt is now closed whilst we work on improving the site and making it safer.

We will be reopening in the spring. Thank you for your continued support

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

@jbanningww1 @archwalk_ Thanks for visiting

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

You will see that there are a number of old shells that have been fixed into the ground around the fence. These are not for people to take away or help themselves like someone has here! They are there to stop animals entering the site and destroying the archaeology.

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

@carl_greener Excellent. Please bear in mind when you visit that works are in progress. I hope you have a wonderful time.

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

Some urgently needed maintenance

[Tales From The Battlefields Podcast @TerryWhenham]

In this podcast we return to High Wood on the #Somme but not in 1916 but in August 1939 when a World War 1 veteran returns to the wood. We also discovered the story of a deserter and talk to @WFServicesLtd about the Butte de Warlencourt. #ww1

https://t.co/G6K4iILsDU

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

Butte De Warlencourt is now on facebook! Please give our page a follow

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

Great project well overdue

[CheshireRemembers @cheshire1418]

@jbanningww1 I am running the project to restore the memorial.
If you can please help us to raise the funds to complete the work by the end June.
There will be a rededication service at the memorial.

https://t.co/1sK3cXpWlr

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

Unfortunately we’ve had a Tree come down causing damage to the fence. This will be cleared shortly.

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

@diggerdane1418 Let’s hope so…. So much so that they dragged one of the stones under their vehicle for 200mts down the road!

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

Some pretty awful vandalism at the Butte. This was clearly not an accident.

[Butte de Warlencourt @ButteDeWar]

Thank you

[RJB @ride4kingsmen]

@GreatWarNerd @OldFrontLinePod @sommecourt @ButteDeWar @pro5w Bravo. Keep up the good work

[Old Front Line Podcast @OldFrontLinePod]

Despatches: The Butte de Warlencourt. The first of our new short-form #OldFrontLine podcasts.
https://t.co/KvjEykL4Zc

[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

Amazing download figures for the first ‘Despatches’ on @OldFrontLinePod: if you’ve enjoyed it please do give it a rating on @ApplePodcasts & even better a Review! Thanks so much for your support.
https://t.co/dA1K22WsNU