The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre provides educational courses covering a range of topics – and they are offering a Dragonfly ID Course on 11th July 2026 from 10:00am to 1:00pm. The event celebrates National Dragonfly Week – organised by the British Dragonfly
The Shropshire Way 80k Festival has become a mainstay of the calendar of events at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms, and the date of the 2026 Shropshire Way 80 event has been announced – Saturday 18th to Sunday 19th
In what has become a mainstay of the events calendar at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, hundreds of runners and walkers will come to the Shropshire Hills over the first weekend in April to take part in the Shropshire Way 80K Festival.
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 was
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
The Hay Meadow Festival is back at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre on the 15th July 2023. The fun starts at 11am and goes on until 7pm. This last took place two years ago and was very popular. There are chances to
The Onny Meadows has two ponds that are surrounded by trees such as Alder, hazel and willow. One pond has a dipping platform over the water. The coots, moorhens and reed warblers love them. Recently water rails have been seen and there
Well the Shropshire Way 80k is over for 2022. There was a fantastic turnout, with over 600 runners. The Shropshire Way 80k is a fundraising event for the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre. This year they hope to develop further a wetland area
The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre and Onny Meadows was the first designated Dragonfly Hotspot in England. It is an initiative first set up by The British Dragonfly Society in 2014 with places in Scotland first being awarded this designation, Dragonfly Hotspot. Dragonfly
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 most
Mrs Merinda Essex
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