Matthew Halstead

#259 Linley Hill from Black Rhadley, Shropshire 13/09/2025

After the hysterically named Nick Knolls I think Black Rhadley is my favourite hill name in Shropshire. An atmospheric hill with great views and a lone Monkey Puzzle tree mysteriously on its Southern end.

#photography #shropshire #hills

#260 Changing, Ellesmere, 30/09/2025

Nice morning late by The Mere a week or so ago.

#photography #shropshire #autumn

#263 The Gaer Stone, Hope Bowdler, Shropshire, 09/01/2025

After a dramatic light show over Caradoc as we descended down Hope Bowdler the Gaer Stone was lit up with the last of the light.

#photography #shropshire #walking #hopebowdler

Me, mindblown, in a muddy field coloured red by the intense glow of an unbelievable sky full of aurora borealis, 10th Oct 2024

Happy one year anniversary of the night the #aurora turned the Shropshire countryside red 💥💃💥 This was the view to the east from the field in front of #salopobs, just before a flock of Common Scoter peeped overhead 🤯

Green-brindled Crescent of the green-less form capucina

Cappuccino for Tom was the highlight of 18/10 to the MV this morning. Love the viking/antelope horns #salopmoths #teammoth

Look at the hairs on the sweet chestnuts.

The Trouble with Tribbles

A Slender Parasol toadstool

Well autumn is definitely here. Up Lee Brockhust Hill for a lovely misty walk today.

Absolutely loads of acorns and sweet chestnuts lying on the ground.

Hidden #Shropshire #waterfall today. #longexposure #photograph

Fog, fog everywhere. #LongMynd #ChurchStretton #Shropshire #weather

Still gazing at the #HarvestMoon
#LongMynd #ChurchStretton #Shropshire

Pale (leucistic?) juvenile Red Kite

Thought #shropshirebirding (and #salopobs) might have finally got in on the ibis influx this morning when an all too distant and brief candidate flew SE down the Severn, but a check of likely spots produced nothing better than this creamy juv Red Kite 😕 #ukbirding

Large Wainscot

Figure of 8

Canary-shouldered Thorn

The first Large Wainscot of the year maintained our garden as the most reliable spot in the county for it. Also the first Figure of 8 and an always lovely Canary-shouldered Thorn #teammoth #salopmoths

Adult Ross's Goose with Lapwing and Wigeon

Adult Ross's Goose with a Canada and a Greylag Goose

Pink-footed Geese coming in to roost

Caught up with the delightful little adult Ross's Goose at Marshside RSPB, sleeping the afternoon away with Canadas and Greylags... No sign of the reported Todd's nearby, just 115 canadensis with the Pinks. Wheatear and Whoopers on Banks Marsh but no AGP for me... #lancsbirding #ukbirding #goosing

The #HarvestMoon rises behind trees. #LongMynd #ChurchStretton #Shropshire

#StormAmy belting over the #LongMynd, #ChurchStretton, #Shropshire this morning. #Weather

#StormAmy belting over the #LongMynd, #ChurchStretton, #Shropshire this morning. #Weather

Looking for the #Aurora tonight with no luck. Lovely #clouds over #Shrewsbury though. #Photo taken on the #LongMynd, #ChurchStretton, #Shropshire

The Sadr Region, glowing in the heart of Cygnus.

Captured last night with 2 hours on each SHO filter.

Just a small attempt to show the beauty that’s already there.
#Astrophotography #Nebula #SadrRegion #Cygnus #NightSky

A small section of a very large flock of Lesser Black-backed Gulls

Numbers rising nicely in the roost at The Mere, #Ellesmere with 15 YLGs amongst 8,300 LBBGs tonight #shropshirebirding #ukbirding

#Cloud lapping against the #LongMynd this morning, #Weather

One more image from the gate on the #LongMynd last night. #ChurchStretton #Shropshire #MilkyWay

Fuzzy videograb of a 2cy Caspian Gull in a ploughed field

Quick check of a tractor-induced gull flock on the way to the shop produced a 2cy #CaspianGull, which was nice #shropshirebirding w3w///twitching.rave.sheds

Clifden Nonpareil head shot

Clifden Nonpareil from the side showing the striped underwing

Clifden Nonpareil showing a glimpse of that fabled blue

Pre-release photoshoot of yesterday's Clifden Nonpareil 💙 Such amazing creatures, hard to believe they're a possibility in our domestic mothtraps #teammoth

A night walk on the #LongMynd #ChurchStretton #Shropshire tonight. Another stunning night. #MilkyWay

Golden hour glow from the rising sun over the Lime trees of Pitchford Estate with Acton Burnell Hill and Wenlock Edge beyond

Brief sunset colour over Earl's Hill

Saturday sunrise and Sunday sunset from #salopobs. Great weekend 🍂💚😎

Still chasing stars… #MilkyWay #LongMynd #ChurchStretton #Shropshire
Definitely bed time…

Morning #cloud. #LongMynd #Shropshire #weather

Quick pic of yet another stunning night on the lower slopes of the #LongMynd, #ChurchStretton, #Shropshire tonight. #MilkyWay Playing with light painting too… #longexsposure #photography

Our ivy-clad old oak tree under a clear starry sky and the glowing Milky Way

Our old oak tree and a sky full of stars tonight ✨️ #MilkyWay #newmoon #coldfront #darkskies #astrophotography

The Milky Way core stretching up from the SW horizon over a lone figure (me) in a pool of light on Shropshire's Long Mynd. The aqua-green and reddish tones are airglow, a phenomenon caused by excited oxygen atoms in the atmosphere

Pinkish-red pillars of aurora borealis emerging from the light pollution of mid Shropshire as viewed from the Long Mynd last night

The view the other way. Andromeda and the Pleiades over the trees. The NE end of the Milky Way is hard to capture in Shropshire due to excessive light pollution from Telford, Wolverhampton and beyond. But with a bit of helpful screening, it can be done

When a friend suggests a trip up the #LongMynd on a cold, clear equinox night, always say yes! What a night, so clear! Went for the stars, stayed for the #aurora 💖💚 Thanks @csmaff.bsky.social ✨️ #astrophotography #MilkyWay

What a night! #Aurora, #MilkyWay and so so many stars…
#LongMynd #ChurchStretton #Shropshire