The Shropshire Flag was not something I was aware of. It was first registered in 2012 with the Flag Institute. It was a banner for the former Shropshire County Council and had been in existence since 1895. The leopard faces on the
Shropshire Day 2024 is the first one of the year. The 23rd of February was selected as it is also the Feast Day of St Milburga and the day on which she died. There is a lot to celebrate on Shropshire Day.
Titterstone Clee Hill is 1749feet high or 533metres. It looks and is often thought to be the higher of the Clee Hills but is about thirty feet lower than Brown Clee. If you are walking The Shropshire Way, it’s route takes you
Norton Camp is the Hillfort 294 metres above Craven Arms. It has a commanding position over the Onny Valley. This is one of the larger hillforts in Shropshire at about 17 acres. Within the interior of Norton Camp is a spring. There
The British Stone Skimming Championships 2023 are on Sunday 9th July from noon. Entrance onto the field is free as is parking. There is a bar but the poster advises taking a picnic. The British Stone Skimming Championships is held at Walcot
Today’s walk was lovely. Myself and a friend have started trying to walk together once a week. This weeks took us through Sallow Coppice, Stokewood and down past Stokesay Castle. The blue bells were at there best today (beginning of May) carpets
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
Did you know the 23rd February is Shropshire Day? No, I didn’t until last year. It is also St Milburga Feast Day. She died on this day in seven something or other. She was the second Abbess of, what was then, Wenlock
The River Onny flows through the meadows surrounding Craven Arms. It’s source is at White Grit in the Shropshire Hills. It has two branches the East and the West Onny which converge at Eaton east of Lydham. The Eastern course rises near
The Long Mynd is a moorland and heathland plateau high above Church Stretton. At it’s high point, Pole Bank, it is 1693feet above sea level. The plateau is 7 miles long and 3 miles wide. Most of The Long Mynd is owned
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