Carding Mill Valley
Carding Mill Valley is a valley set in the side of The Long Mynd. Carding Mill Valley is owned by the National Trust. Some of the building were used for carding the wool from the sheep on the surrounding Hills. There is a Visitor Centre is in Chalet Pavilion with a gift shop and tea […]
Wonderwool 2023
Wonderwool 2023 is coming round awfully fast. There are still tickets available which need to be pre booked. Wonderwool is on Saturday 22nd April open from 10am until 5.30pm and Sunday 23rd April open from 10a.m. until 4.30pm. A weekend ticket is £22 and day tickets are £12. I have my tickets already and can’t […]
Spring Walk 1
Well, the anticipated walk to Sallow Coppice was better than expected. The sun shone and Dillie is now curled up asleep, probably dreaming of squirrels. We saw plenty of them but they don’t play fair and go to the tops of the trees. As we entered the wood there were big leafy patches of ransoms. […]
Spring Anticipation 2023
This morning the sun is shining having rained all night. I am off for another walk in about half an hour (Thursday last week) to see what is springing into life in Sallow Coppice. I am hoping that the bluebells will by now be all leafy ready to start flowering in a couple of weeks […]
First Swallows of 2023
I have seen my first Swallows and Housemartins of Spring 2023. Walking Dillie on Halford Meadow this morning (9th April) I saw my first Swallow fly up in front of us. It was only one and it did not fly back my way. As Dillie and I started walking down by the River Onny I […]
Hettie
It is with much sadness that today I tell you that our beautiful Hettie has gone for her long sleep. Hettie had been struggling with crippling arthritis and had recently started limping on her front leg. She was a beautiful, happy, gentle, brave soul. She never complained and was determined even with her issues. It […]
Spring Flowers
While walking on Onny Meadows the other day, I could see some white flowers twinkling at me in the sunlight, under some ash trees. When I went and had a closer look I saw a small carpet of white dog violets. Every day I seem to be spotting more signs of Spring on my walks.
Flounders’ Folly – Opening Dates 2023
The planned opening dates for 2023 are listed below: Sunday 29th January 11:00 -15:00 Sunday 26th February 11:00 – 15:00 Sunday 26th March 11:00 – 16:00 Friday 7th April 11:00 – 16:00 Good Friday Monday 10th April 11:00 – 16:00 Easter Monday Sunday 30th April 11:00 – 16:00 Monday 1st May 11:00 – 16:00 Bank […]
Snowy Blog 2
We woke up this morning (Thursday) to a covering of snow so here is a short snowy blog. I went out and measured it and it was 4inches deep. It stopped snowing late morning and it started raining heavily. A lot of the snow melting but the forecast suggests there will be more snow over […]
Snowy Blog
Yesterday I went for a walk in the snow with one of my friends and Dillie. So here is a quick snowy blog. It was lovely feeling the snow on my face, snow going down my boots. There was no crunchy snow as it hadn’t got icy. It was beautiful seeing the Shropshire countryside around […]