Shropshire and Beyond

Bridgnorth

Another of our #Shropshire prints is off to a customer in time for Mother’s Day. I was standing on the bridge in Bridgnorth for this shot and had to wait a long time for a gap to appear in the traffic.
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Hill End

Two years ago to the day, we had mist and snow combine for a wonderful day around Church Stretton. I spent hours on Caradoc as the landscape kept changing all around me. This is the view east with Hill End in the foreground, Wenlock Edge just beyond, then... #Shropshire

countryside around Ditton Priors. On the horizon is, I believe, Kinver Edge, but don’t quote me on that.

Hill End

Two years ago to the day, we had mist and snow combine for a wonderful day around Church Stretton. I spent hours on Caradoc as the landscape kept changing all around me. This is the view east with Hill End in the foreground, Wenlock Edge just beyond, then... #Shropshire

Wrekin

It was a very muddy walk to get to this view of the Wrekin from Wenlock Edge. As I stood there I could hear rustling in the undergrowth and a fawn popped up, saw me, and quickly disappeared. I waited a while listening to the birdsong until the light faded and it was time to head home. #Shropshire

Wrekin

It was a very muddy walk to get to this view of the Wrekin from Wenlock Edge. As I stood there I could hear rustling in the undergrowth and a fawn popped up, saw me, and quickly disappeared. I waited a while listening to the birdsong until the light faded and it was time to head home. #Shropshire

Stokesay Castle

Probably my favourite view of Stokesay Castle, I like how it sits among the fields. The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon word stoches, meaning cattle farm. You can start a walk from the Discovery Centre taking in the castle, Stoke Wood and Sallow Coppice. A good way to spend the day. #Shropshire

Stokesay Castle

Probably my favourite view of Stokesay Castle, I like how it sits among the fields. The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon word stoches, meaning cattle farm. You can start a walk from the Discovery Centre taking in the castle, Stoke Wood and Sallow Coppice. A good way to spend the day. #Shropshire

Linley hill

A walk among giants - the avenue of beech trees on Linley Hill, near Norbury. This sight is the legacy of local MP Robert More, who planted the trees around 1740. This is the route you take on Stage 2 of the #Shropshire Way, between Bridges and Bishop’s Castle. My dad provides a sense of scale!

Linley hill

A walk among giants - the avenue of beech trees on Linley Hill, near Norbury. This sight is the legacy of local MP Robert More, who planted the trees around 1740. This is the route you take on Stage 2 of the #Shropshire Way, between Bridges and Bishop’s Castle. My dad provides a sense of scale!

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Cattle graze up there.

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I spent three hours walking around a #Shropshire market town photographing 114 street signs. As many of you will guess, they will be used to create our latest Names and Places jigsaw puzzle. Can you work out where I was?

Wrekin

I set off up the Wrekin with no sun in sight, but the further I climbed then the brighter it became. I reached a cloudless sky at the summit and all around me were hills standing out like islands in the mist. As I stood there I could pick out the Clees, the Strettons, the Stiperstones... #Shropshire

Wenlock Edge and even the Malvern Hills in the far distance. It was a shame when I had to head back down again.

Wrekin

I set off up the Wrekin with no sun in sight, but the further I climbed then the brighter it became. I reached a cloudless sky at the summit and all around me were hills standing out like islands in the mist. As I stood there I could pick out the Clees, the Strettons, the Stiperstones... #Shropshire

Gnarled, twisted and old - it looks more like autumn, but this is winter sunshine on the Hollies Nature Reserve at the northern end of the Stiperstones. This is one of the oldest holly groves in Europe, with around 200 trees that were planted about 400 years ago. #Shropshire

In the distance are Earl’s Hill and Pontesford Hill, with Shrewsbury beyond.

The young leaves provided vital winter fodder for cattle kept by lead miners as a means of supplementing their income. This made the trees so valuable that they escaped the usual fate of being chopped down for firewood, or turned into walking sticks or knobs for teapot lids.

Gnarled, twisted and old - it looks more like autumn, but this is winter sunshine on the Hollies Nature Reserve at the northern end of the Stiperstones. This is one of the oldest holly groves in Europe, with around 200 trees that were planted about 400 years ago. #Shropshire

Ashes Hollow

If I had to pick a favourite spot on the Long Mynd it would probably be Ashes Hollow. It’s always much quieter than Carding Mill Valley, so I can explore it at a leisurely pace. Add in a bright blue sky, fluffy white clouds and the Quinny Brook - you couldn’t ask for much better! #Shropshire

Ashes Hollow

If I had to pick a favourite spot on the Long Mynd it would probably be Ashes Hollow. It’s always much quieter than Carding Mill Valley, so I can explore it at a leisurely pace. Add in a bright blue sky, fluffy white clouds and the Quinny Brook - you couldn’t ask for much better! #Shropshire

Narrowboats on the Llangollen canal near Ellesmere.

Northern Lights over the Stiperstones.

Swans on the moat at Whittington Castle.

Ironbridge and the River Severn.

The Wrekin seen from Wenlock Edge.

Clun Castle.