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Coracles have been popular in Shropshire for many centuries, although today you will see them used for pleasure rather than as a means of transport...
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Fallen trees in a pool are brought into contrast by a thin covering of snow. Extra definition given to many features by snow brightens many winter...
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A gap in the reeds surrounding Marton Pool is for power boats to gain access to this most southerly of Shropshire's meres. Recreation such as wate...
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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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This bank is a man made structure designed to hold back the water of a river in flood. It is doing its job, with the river floodwater on the right,...
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Locals and visitors alike once flocked to this pool in the Church Stretton Hills to bathe and swim. The pool has since been filled in. The track ...
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Beck Moors near The Watch Oak lies next to the B4380 road between Shrewsbury and Ironbridge. Common Meadow-rue is known from this site. Photographe...
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Beck Moors is found near Eaton Constantine in east Shropshire. Much of land in this area is under a Countryside Stewardship Agreement established i...
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118.27 hectares of land in the Beck Moors area are under a Countryside Stewardship Agreement established in 1999. Despite the name, Common Meadow-r...
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These pools and surrounding rough ground near The Watch Oak and Eaton Constantine are also known as Beck Moors. They are not officially listed as a...
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Betton Pool is especially important for its aquatic invertebrates, particularly dragonflies. The site is a protected SSSI, so a careful watch has ...
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Betton Pool is one of the meres created by the last Ice Age, when the retreating ice left hollows to be filled with water. It is one of the best me...
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