Last year when I walked Dillie I often did a butterfly count. As the Onny Meadows falls into two different quadrants I had to write down the butterflies I saw during the Summer, when more are on the wing. If I
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
Ian the ranger has done a lot over the last year to record what wildlife is on Onny Meadows. One of his areas of expertise are Dragonfies and Damselflies. I know a couple but I am not very good at identifying
I walk every day with the dogs along the Onny River. I have over the years regularly seen Kingfishers when we have been out walking. This year I have not seen them until this recently (first week of September). I had
There has been one Little Egret around for three or four years. While walking the dogs on Halford Meadow along the river bank we disturbed three Little Egrets. I thought I had seen two earlier in the year but wasn’t sure
The Shropshire Way 80k Festival has become a mainstay of the calendar of events at the walk Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms. The Shropshire Way 80k will be on 2nd April to 3rd April 2022. There are three events
The Secret Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms was opened in 2002 and run by the County Council. It was set up to encourage tourism to the area. The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre changed its name in more recent times and
Tusker, the mammoth outside the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms has a new coat. Tusker had began to look a bit worn and dull, being out in all weathers and being stroked by all those children and adults. He
In a few of my blogs I have talked about the Onny Meadows here in Craven Arms. I often walk there as I have two border terriers called Hettie and Dillie. The Onny Meadows is thirty five acres of meadows and
There have been lots of dull days with the odd bright day to give us hope that Spring is on its way. Walking on the Onny Meadows I was looking for fresh green shoots that hint at Spring but found myself
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