Category: Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre

Shropshire Way 80K Festival 2024

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

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Hay Meadow Festival

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

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Onny Meadows Ponds

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

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Shropshire Way 80k Over for 2022

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

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Dragonfly Hotspot

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

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Grants for Shropshire Market Towns

Shropshire Market Towns have been awarded £167,000 of grants to encourage visitors after the flooding earlier this year and of course in the aftermath of Covid 19. Smaller Market Towns have been granted £50,000 between them. They will each be able to

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Walking Festivals and Challenges 2019

Shropshire is a great area for walking in and for those of you who enjoy organised events I have put together a list of some of our local walking festivals. I will give a quick summary and let you research further. Bishops

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Things to Do in Craven Arms

I am sure there are people who think there is nothing to do in Craven Arms but there are probably more Things to Do in Craven Arms than you would think.   Stokesay Castle is open most of the year and you

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Wild Garlic Day

Wild Garlic Day at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms will be on the 7th April 2018. The day will start with a walk up to Sallow Coppice where wild garlic can be seen growing in its natural habitat of

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The Shropshire Way 80k

The Shropshire Way 80k Festival has become a mainstay of the calendar of events at the walk  Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms. The Shropshire Way 80k will be on 2nd April to 3rd April 2022. There are three events the

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