geology church stretton UK hillwalking
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- A few rather crumpled specimens of the legendary Whinberries. Now I’d got these out of my system, or rather into it, I could enjoy the scenery.
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- From the ramparts of the hill fort on Caer Caradoc the views are extensive. The next, smaller, whaleback hill to the northeast is The Lawley.
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- Presumably the Town Brook supplied Church Stretton’s water at some point as it incorporates an interesting old reservoir system.
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- Looking back at Helmeth Hill from Three Fingers Rock at a case study in English upland ecology. On the left, semi-natural. Right: grazed and ‘improved’. Foreground: grazed but unimproved.
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- Ichneumon extensorius female, unless you know better, resting on my hand at the foot of Caer Caradoc.
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- Over a Norman doorway into the interesting church there’s a Sheela-na-Gig. The poor girl is pretty worn and quite hard to see, I’ve fiddled with this photo to make her stand out.
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- South Shropshire’s hills have charmingly Tokienesque ancient names. For example, left to right, The Wrekin (distantly on horizon), The Lawley (small), Caer Caradoc, Hope Bowdler Hill, Ragleth Hill, Wenlock Edge (distantly on horizon). Taken from Yearlet (465 m).