Autumn
Autumn has arrived in Shropshire. The trees are changing colour with hues of red, yellow and brown appearing in the green woodlands on the hill sides. On dry days piles of leaves are gathering in corners ready to be collected in wheel barrows and allowed to break down in compost bins. Or you can run […]
Kingfishers on the Onny
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 stopped on the bridge over the River Onny down Corvedale Road and saw a […]
We’re Good To Go
Here at Folly View “We’re Good To Go” and able to use the We’re Good To Go symbol. The AA have arranged the We’re Good To Go initiative following The Covid 19 pandemic. The We’re Good To Go symbols on our website show we have successfully completed a questionnaire of competence. It reminds us all […]
Flounders’ Folly Heritage Open Days
Over the August Bank Holiday Weekend Flounders’ Folly had 120 visitors. September’s Heritage Open Days will be from the 11th to the 20th. Flounders’ Folly will be open as part of the Heritage Open Days on the 20th September from 11am until 4pm. As it is run by volunteers they will not be open on […]
Grants for Shropshire Market Towns
Shropshire Market Towns have been awarded £167,000 of grants to encourage visitors after the flooding earlier this year and of course in the aftermath of Covid 19. Smaller Market Towns have been granted £50,000 between them. They will each be able to receive a grant of up to £5000. Craven Arms Town Council are going […]
Peregrine Falcon in Craven Arms
I had an email from a friend in Craven Arms in which he told me of his encounter with a Peregrine Falcon. He had been watching the birds in his garden when they all disappeared, something flashed past him and he was aware it was grey. A couple of days later he spotted a bird […]
Shropshire Opening
I have ventured into Ludlow and Church Stretton to see what is happening and what is open. I have not been out and about much so some of this is gathered from guest and friends. This is not comprehensive. So here is an idea of some places I know are open in Shropshire. Ludlow Market […]
Folly View Open Again
We have had our first guests and all went well. They had a lovely time. They did lots of cycling and particularly liked the Long Mynd. My change over went well except I was very hot and bothered. I wished I could have joined our departing guests on their stop off at the Millennium Green […]
Birdlife
On Sunday morning Lyndon opened the bedroom curtains to see a family of Bullfinchs feeding on the greengages Mum and Dad and four fledgling. This is Mr and Mrs Bullfinch’s second brood. The swifts have gone for the Summer. I saw one solitary swift last Friday night, it is very unusual to see just one. […]
Little Egret
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 as I didn’t get a clear view. Two of them flew off together while […]