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
On Wednesday (26thApril) a friend and I walked to Norton Camp. Norton Camp is an Iron Age Hill Fort which is above Craven Arms, to the south east. Wednesday was possibly going to be cloudy and dull but as it turned out
Today’s walk was lovely. Myself and a friend have started trying to walk together once a week. This weeks took us through Sallow Coppice, Stokewood and down past Stokesay Castle. The blue bells were at there best today (beginning of May) carpets
I watched Blue Tits and Great Tits flitting around the fruit trees in our garden. They find something interesting to eat although to me there appears to be little there. On taking a closer look I could also see there were several
I have seen one of my favourite birds this week, a redwing. They come over from colder climates at this time of year and are the smallest member of the thrush family. They are usually in flocks but I saw a single
The Long Mynd is a moorland and heathland plateau high above Church Stretton. At it’s high point, Pole Bank, it is 1693feet above sea level. The plateau is 7 miles long and 3 miles wide. Most of The Long Mynd is owned
Stiperstones is the second highest hill in Shropshire at 1759 feet above sea level. It is capped by Rocky outcrops, the most famous of which is The Devil’s Chair. The highest is Manstone Rock. Stiperstones is a SSSI, providing a foothold for
It has been a cool, breezy day. Not particularly dull but cloudy with some drizzle. It has been rainy over night, much needed. I was struck while walking by the breeze rattling the leaves in the trees. They are drying out as
The Swifts go have gone home to South Africa, although would you call the place they bring up their young home or the place they spend most of the year. They are only here for three short months each year, some say
Walking on Halford Meadow we did not realised the acrobatic flying display we were going to see. They swooped low, just a foot off the ground, whizzing between the mega hay bales. The insects they feed on must be flying just above
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