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One of the most beautiful aspects of Acton Burnell park is the shell grotto, which dates from around the late 1700's. The entire roof of the grotto...
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Acton Burnell is an 18th century landscaped park with two artificial lakes, a sham castle, a shell grotto and a model of the Iron Bridge. Acton Bu...
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In the late 18th century the Smythe family bought Acton Burnell Park and Hall and began to make alterations to it. The Smythe's added a hill top sh...
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In 1995 a proposal was made to restore the walled kitchen garden at Acton Scott Hall so that it could be opened to the public as an additional attr...
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Sheep, visitors, dog walkers and wildlife can co-exist quite happily providing the environment is well managed and the people are responsible. Thi...
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An ancient trackway called the Portway crosses the top of the Long Mynd (left of picture). It joins up with a long distance bridleway, the Jack Myt...
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The rocks exposed on the ridge are known as Stiperstones Quartzite, and are of great interest to geologists. The rocks are of Ordovician age, whic...
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The stone stripes of the Stiperstones were formed by alternate freezing and thawing during the last Ice Age. Stripes and patches of rock probably b...
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The western slope of the Stiperstones ridge is cut by several steep-sided deep valleys. The main two in this photograph are Perkins Beach in the f...
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After the snow comes the thaw, the meltwater filling Rea Brook up to bank height. Photographed by Ian Thompson as part of a slideshow and talk call...
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The Alder tree is often found alongside streams and rivers as is the case in this photo taken by Porthill Bridge. Alder trees, like members of the ...
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The pea-soup-green of algae covers the water in a small inlet at Marton Pool. This is a feature of many of the meres of Shropshire, particularly t...
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