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This photograph shows the southern opening to Berwick Tunnel on the Shrewsbury Canal as it looked in the 1960's. The tunnel, built in 1797, has a ...
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A track running through Bettisfield Moss. This site is part of the Fenn`s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses complex but is largely found...
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Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, showing Oxon Park and Ride and Little Oxon Farm. Photograph by John Tucker.
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Seagull is a bit of a misnomer now for Black-headed Gulls as they frequently come inland to shelter and forage for food. These birds are flocking ...
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Bluebells and ferns are reflected in the water at Hodnet Gardens. Sometimes also known as wild hyacinth, sap from the bluebell was formerly used a...
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Chinese New Year celebrations on the Long Mynd left a pink stain on the hill. Firecrackers or fireworks were thought to have caused this pinkness....
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These are the crumbling remains of Brick Kiln Bridge in Uffington as they looked in 1979. The bridge spans a rare waterlogged section of the Shrew...
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This photograph shows a bridge at Snailbeach lead mines as it looked in 1961. Some of the supports for the bridge are still in place, as are the i...
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The Montgomery canal begins in Shropshire and follows the border, crossing into Wales at Llanymynech. Apart from a short stretch at Welshpool, the...
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The main purpose of the Montgomery canal was to provide a vital ingredient needed to produce good agricultural land along the Upper Severn Valley. ...
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Porthill Bridge in Shrewsbury lit up during the period of the flower show. Photographed by Danny Beath, www.smilingleafimages.co.uk.
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There are many opportunities to walk or cycle beside the canal from Ellesmere to Colemere. On the way there are many picturesque sights such as thi...
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