Shropshire Flag

The Shropshire Flag was not something I was aware of. It was first registered in 2012 with the Flag Institute. It was a banner for the former Shropshire County Council and had been in existence since 1895. The leopard faces on the Shropshire Flag are a traditional emblem of Shropshire and can be seen on […]

Shropshire Day

Shropshire Day 2024 is the first one of the year. The 23rd of February was selected as it is also the Feast Day of St Milburga and the day on which she died. There is a lot to celebrate on Shropshire Day. There beautiful rivers, some of which rise in the Shropshire Hills and some […]

Places to see Snowdrops

There are always lots of places that open their gates for you to see the snowdrops in their grounds. I have found other places to visit where snowdrops abound, these are mainly churchyards. Shipton Churchyard (location on OpenStreetMap) Hopesay Churchyard (location on OpenStreetMap) Kerry Churchyard (location on OpenStreetMap) Stanton Lacy Churchyard but not on their […]

Snowdrop, 2024

There are several places where snowdrops can be enjoyed in Shropshire. I have selected just a few for you to enjoy. Stanton Lacy Churchyard, near Ludlow, has a beautiful show of Snowdrops around the gravestones. It is a veritable carpet of snowdrops. On the 10th February there will be refreshments available to purchase which help […]

Valentine’s Ale Massacre 2024

The Valentine’s Ale Massacre is on the 9th to the 11th February 2024. Held every year on the weekend nearest to Valentine’s Day at the Ludlow Brewery, this year will be its 12th anniversary. The doors open at 11am until 5pm, there will be plenty of beers, lagers and ciders to sample and decide which […]

DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival 2024

The DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival celebrates and educates everything to do with Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury in the month of February, hence using this month. The DarwIN Shrewsbury Festival starts on February 1st until the 29th February 2024. There are walks, talks, guided tours, exhibitions of art or otherwise. There are daytime […]

Wonderwool 2024

Wonderwool happens on 27th and 28th April 2024 at Royal Welsh Showground Builth Wells. Doors open on Saturday at 10am until 5.30pm and on Sunday from 10a.m. until 4.30pm. Tickets are £12 and a weekend ticket is £22. Last year all tickets had to be reordered and could not be purchased on the gate. Presently […]

Shropshire Way 80K Festival 2024

The annual Shropshire Way 80K Festival 2024 will be held this year on Saturday 6th April. Hundreds of runners and walkers are expected to come to the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre to participate in the event which showcases the food, history and landscape of the Shropshire Hills. The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre is operated by […]

Goosander

Walking Dillie mean I do get to see what is happening on the Meadows and by the River. However, we have not walked on the Meadows or by the River much over the last three months. It has been very wet under foot and very muddy and slippy. In consequence we have not observed what […]

First Signs of Spring 2024

The first signs of Spring are there to be glimpsed. Just as well, as everything feels washed out with all the rain we have experienced. The daffodils are breaking through the soil, their pale green pointing to the skies. The lambs tails are beginning to appear on the hazels. Snowdrops in sheltered places have the […]