Shropshire Wildlife Trust: Business Involvement
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Top 10 Shropshire Gardens List Countdown to the Best Rated Garden in Shropshire
A List of the Top 10 Gardens in Shropshire Open to the Public Historic and Modern Gardens, including 2 gardens in Shrewsbury.
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The 10 Best Shropshire Gardens Open to the Public.
Keep watching while we count you down to the most highly rated Shropshire Gardens according to Trip Advisor ratings.
10 - Abbey Gardens, Shrewsbury.
Small gardens at the end of the English bridge. Well kept and tranquil bordering the River Severn.
9 - Dower House Garden, Morville, Bidgnorth.
About an acre and a half, with a series of historic garden rooms, marking significant developments in the history of the English garden. Created by gardening writer Katherine Swift.
8 - Oakgate Nursery & Garden Centre Ellerdine, near Telford.
Gardens open for garden centre visitors to explore.
7 - Shropshire Wildlife Trust Garden, Shrewsbury.
Small formal gardens in Shrewsbury. The Wild Child Garden is open all year round. Where children can get muddy and discover the joys of outdoor wild play.
6 - Hodnet Hall Gardens, Market Drayton.
Over 60 acres of brilliantly coloured flowers, magnificent forest trees, sweeping lawns and a chain of ornamental pools.
5 - Dorothy Clive Garden, Market Drayton.
On the North Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire borders, the garden is both formal and informal, with a network of paths to explore and discover the garden. Glorious rhododendrons and azaleas.
4 - Bridgnorth Castle and Grounds, Bridgnorth.
Created as a public garden around the castle to commemorate Queen Victoria’s jubilee it includes a bandstand.
The main feature is a square great tower, which was built during the reign of Henry II.
Plenty of benches with some great views of the lower town.
3 - Attingham Park, Near Shrewsbury.
An the park surrounds an 18th-century mansion and includes a deer park, and woodland walks. There is a walled garden and an orchard plus a children's play area.
2 - Wollerton Old Hall Garden, Wollerton.
Designed and developed by Lesley and John Jenkins since 1984, designed and developed by Lesley and John Jenkins since 1984.
It is set around a 16th Century Hall House and has developed into an important modern garden in the English Garden tradition with echoes of Arts and Crafts.
It covers 4 acres, set around a 16th Century Hall House. A modern garden in the English Garden tradition with echoes of Arts and Crafts.
1 - The Quarry, Shrewsbury.
With a leafy avenue beside the River Severn, and renouned for The Dingle, a park within a park. Home to the Shrewsbury Flower Show every August, and many other events. A 40 minute boat trip is available in summer on the Sabrina with an informative talk.
List Sequence Source; Trip Advisor tripadvisor.co.uk
Attributions:
1. The canal Garden at the Dower house gardens - Traveller photo submitted by Foragerman (Jan 2019)
2. Fruit and Vegetable garden - Traveller photo submitted by Foragerman (Jan 2019)
3. Oakgate Nursery & Garden Centre Ellerdine - Copyright oakgatenursery.co.uk (2 images)
4. Shropshire Wildlife Trust Garden - Traveller photo submitted by Sam (Nov 2014)
5. Shropshire Wildlife Trust - Traveller photo submitted by Jaybird (May 2017)
6. Shropshire Wildlife Trust - Garden Statue -
7. Plan of the gardens at Hodnet Hall - cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Marion Haworth - geograph.org.uk/p/1470185
Hodnet Hall from the lake cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Pip Rolls - geograph.org.uk/p/49286
Hodnet Hall gardens and tearoom - cc-by-sa/2.0 - © David Emley - geograph.org.uk/p/293747
10. Dorothy Clive Gardens - landscape - Martyn Wright
11. Dorothy Clive Gardens - grotto - Martyn Wright
Walks in England: Climbing Earl's Hill in Shropshire
The twin summits of Earl's Hill and Pontesford Hill rise out of the plains to the south-west of Shrewsbury and herald the beginning of the Shropshire hills. In the 1960s these hills became Shropshire Wildlife Trust's first nature reserve.
Harriet and I climb to the top with little Lola leading the way.
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Brandon Reach - Warwickshire Wildlife Trust's newest nature reserve!
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Sundorne Road Shrewsbury Honda Jazz DU12 OJN Close Call
Now that I have both front and rear cameras, it is easier to see how this dangerous manoeuvre developed. Outside the Shrewsbury Sports Village is a Mini Roundabout that many straighten out, illegally, when they are too lazy to go round it properly. This car decided to overtake me on the roundabout but didn't consider, or care about, the oncoming car. Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury is in a 30mph area. It can be seen in the forward camera footage that I check behind as I approached the roundabout and I think it is clear from my approach and entry that I am going 'straight on' along Sundorne Road.
When the car collided with me I had to fend it off to keep my balance. As it was I only just managed to avoid serious injury by staying upright from the wobbling. Police will be contacted tomorrow. Any details of the driver appreciated.
Cruelty of Bird Sanctuary Owner Caught Kicking and Punching His Owls
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Cruelty of bird sanctuary owner caught kicking and punching his owls
William MacKenzie's neighbours filmed him as he mistreated the birds in the back garden of his home in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. MacKenzie, 68, appeared to run a respected sanctuary and even appeared on the BBC to discuss his devotion to the birds
As the owner, MacKenzie displayed his snowy owls and hawks at country shows and appeared on the BBC to discuss his devotion to his birds. But when out of public view -- or at least when he thought he was -- the 68-year-old used a brutal method to rule his roost.
After being filmed by neighbours kicking and punching birds he kept in his garden, MacKenzie was banned from keeping animals for life. And despite claiming that his birds were 'like my children', he was told by a magistrate that he had caused them fear and distress.
MacKenzie kept 26 birds including a snowy owl, African spotted eagle owl and a Harris hawk, at his home in Shrewsbury. Over a two-year period, horrified neighbors filmed him abusing and tormenting the birds which he kept on perches and in cramped cages in his back garden. He was once seen slapping a barn owl in the face before kicking it into a corner of the garden. He was also filmed hitting and kicking an eagle owl and holding a barn owl by its wing before hurling it to the ground.
In another clip, MacKenzie can be seen using his lawnmower to scare the birds by revving it close to a stack of cages. Two distressed barn owls desperately flap their wings as the blades of the mower come within inches of their perches.
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At Shrewsbury magistrates' court on Wednesday, MacKenzie was convicted of nine animal welfare charges and sentenced to 16 weeks in jail, suspended for two years.
He was also found guilty of five offenses of causing fear and distress to the birds while using the lawnmower and was banned from keeping any animals for life, ordered to wear an electronic tag for six months and charged £500 in costs.
This abuse occurred over a period of time and involved several birds. MacKenzie denied mistreating the birds and told magistrates: These owls were like my family. They were like my children. I would never punch or kick these birds, I would rather punch or kick a human being to any animal.
But Neil Forbes, a veterinary surgeon and expert in avian medicine, said he had never seen a falconer behave in this manner to birds of prey. He told the court: 'In my opinion they are not just suffering physically but also suffering distress and anxiety.'
After the verdict, RSPCA inspector Dave McCartney said of MacKenzie: 'His behavior is exaggerated by the fact that he was running a rescue center supposedly caring for sick and injured birds.
For some birds there was no escape. They were tethered when they were hit. The RSPCA has seized the birds which include 19 owls, five hawks, one peregrine falcon and one American kestrel. MacKenzie cared for (and probably abused) birds for 30 years and ran a rescue charity called Mac's Owls. He said it was his hobby to rescue birds which had been abandoned or involved in road accidents. In 2009, he spoke to the BBC about caring for the birds of prey. He said: 'I'm the sort of person, unfortunately, who can't say no. That's why I've got so many.'
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The BARN OWL CENTRE cared for the 26 birds and had the incredible task of re-building the trust those birds had lost in people. They report the birds are doing brilliantly and enjoying life again. The center would love to show people in person how much their lives have changed and can call: 01452 3839999. The centre's location is Barn Owl Centre, Netheridge Farm. Netheridge Close. Hempsted. Gloucester. GL2 5LE Youtube channel:
REPORT ANIMAL ABUSE IN THE UK, call the 24-hour cruelty hotline 0300 1234 999
U.S.A. CALL 911. Animals can't speak for themselves it's up to YOU to speak for them.
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SHROPSHIRE HILLS The View From Earl's Hill, Pontesbury
Whilst only reaching 320m (1050ft) above sea level Earl' Hill and the adjoining Pontesford Hill stand out in the landscape, particularly from the north and west as they herald The Shropshire Hills
Most usually ramblers will start the walk from Pontesford, where there is ample free parking to be found
From the car park there are a couple of routes to the top. Probably the most oft-used one is the more direct route. This is steep though, and will for most everyone necessitate a few stops to catch your breath. I would advise skirting around the north-westerly side for 1/4 mile or so before heading upwards in an easterly direction (it's easily picked out in a clearing from the woods). I believe this is called the bulldozer route locally - it certainly offers better views as you ascend
Earl's Hill (in common with most of Shropshire's other high hills proved attractive to Iron Age settlers who built a well-defended hill fort at the summit of Earl's Hill in around 600BC. There's another on the lower slopes on Pontesford Hill. In the 1960s these hills became Shropshire Wildlife Trust's first nature reserve
Popularised by the Shropshire writer Mary Webb, the twin hills are at the centre of the legend of the golden arrow Spposedly, back in the 7th Century when this was a highly disputed area, the kings of Mercia and Wessex did battle here. Carelessly, one of them had a golden arrow that he left lying around somewhere and lost. Since then, just about everyone else has been looking for it
Wiki = 'Earls Hill is the site of an Iron Age hillfort built around 600 B.C. and making it a Scheduled Ancient Monument and also designated an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) for its wildlife value. It was Shropshire Wildlife Trust's first nature reserve in 1964
Earls Hill is Pre-Cambrian in origin, being formed approximately 650 million years ago as a result of volcanic activity along the Pontesford-Linley fault'
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Snake in Shropshire
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Open Forum on the North West Relief Road
Open Forum on the North West Relief Road
University Centre,
The Guildhall,
Shrewsbury
30 November 2019
Organised by Shrewsbury Civic Society
Chaired by Byron Grainger-Jones, Chairman, Shrewsbury Civic Society
Speakers: -
5:35 Jordanis Petridis, Chairman Access Group, Shrewsbury Civic Society
11:48 Dave Green, Shrewsbury Friends of the Earth
33:23 Andrew Evans, Shrewsbury Business Chamber
44:51 Peter Gilbert, Sustainable Transport Shropshire
1:05:23 Prof. John Whitelegg, Liverpool John Moores University
1:21:41 Colin Preston, Shropshire Wildlife Trust
1:34:28 Selby Martin, Campaign to Protect Rural England
1:47:19 Questions and Answers
Thanks to Shrewsbury Civic Society: Byron Grainger-Jones, Jordanis Petridis and to all the speakers involved. Special thanks to Bibbs Cameron, Membership Secretary, Shrewsbury Civic Society.
The views and opinions expressed by the speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the position of Shrewsbury Civic Society.
Shrewsbury Civic Society is not responsible for the content of speaker presentations.
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This video was shot at the checkpoint on Brown Clee and includes almost all of the walkers who came through this checkpoint.
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