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Exploring the Stiperstones Broad bodied chaser dragonfly chaser bodied Broad skyline Stiperstones The and animals. animals. and reservoirs are home to a variety of aquatic plants plants aquatic of variety a to home are reservoirs have been slowly reclaimed by nature and the mine mine the and nature by reclaimed slowly been have Vessons. Brook and Blakemoorgate at The spoil heaps from the abandoned lead mines mines lead abandoned the from heaps spoil The fields and homes smallholders’ of remains of colour in hedgerows. You can see the intriguing intriguing the see can You hedgerows. in colour of fruit trees. trees. fruit flashes unexpected adding lilac and laburnum with The Hollies The largest rowan and and rowan largest remain, plants garden some but abandoned been have have some of Britain’s Britain’s of some have smallholdings the of Most income. their supplement at Brook Vessons Vessons Brook at to vegetables and fruit grew and animals few a kept The smallholdings smallholdings The they where hills, surrounding the on smallholdings for their animals. animals. their for had miners Many intermittent. was work and for winter fodder fodder winter for poor were wages Their conditions. dangerous and local smallholders smallholders local difficult in hours gruelling long, worked miners The trees were cut by by cut were trees At The Hollies, the the Hollies, The At shop. blacksmith’s a and House and some of the oldest holly trees in Europe. in trees holly oldest the of some and cut from a tree. tree. a from cut Engine the including buildings century nineteenth of out for magnificent birds of prey, delicate wildflowers delicate prey, of birds magnificent for out branches are regularly regularly are branches range extensive the of tour self-guided a enjoy and The Stiperstones National Nature Reserve. Look Look Reserve. Nature National Stiperstones The of pollarding, when when pollarding, of mine the visit can You miners. of hundreds employing witches. It is also a haven for wildlife and includes includes and wildlife for haven a also is It witches. shaped by centuries centuries by shaped largest, the was Mine Snailbeach lead. Britain’s of as spine-chilling tales of The Devil, Wild Edric and local and Edric Wild Devil, The of tales spine-chilling as and ancient holly trees trees holly ancient and 10% over produced area this when 1870s the was ancient cairns, hill forts and historic lead mines as well well as mines lead historic and forts hill cairns, ancient reserve with gnarled gnarled with reserve production of period main the but times, Roman The area is steeped in history and folklore - there are there - folklore and history in steeped is area The and captivating nature nature captivating and to back dating mining, of history long a is There villages and hamlets linked by narrow country lanes. lanes. country narrow by linked hamlets and villages in late summer. The Hollies is another beautiful beautiful another is Hollies The summer. late in minerals. other and barytes zinc, lead, extracting dramatic and wild scenery, sheltered valleys with with valleys sheltered scenery, wild and dramatic well as the heather that colours the ridge purple purple ridge the colours that heather the as well mines small of series a with area industrial busy a The Stiperstones area is a stunning landscape. It has has It landscape. stunning a is area Stiperstones The famous for its red grouse, buzzards and ravens as as ravens and buzzards grouse, red its for famous was this centuries nineteenth and eighteenth the in and sheltered valleys sheltered and The countryside seems peaceful and rural today but but today rural and peaceful seems countryside The The Stiperstones National Nature Reserve is is Reserve Nature National Stiperstones The Industrial remains Industrial rocks Dramatic Amazing wildlife Amazing Discover Shropshire Discover an historic Contacts and useful information The Bog Visitor Centre Exploring and beautiful landscape The Bog, Stiperstones, Shropshire, SY5 0NG. 01743 792484 www.bogcentre.co.uk The Stiperstones area is one of Shropshire’s most Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership The Stiperstones spectacular landscapes. The skyline is dominated 01588 674080 www.shropshirehillsaonb.co.uk by rocky crags rising dramatically above traditional www.shropshirehills.info hill farms and the evocative remains of former Shropshire County Council 0845 678 9000 lead mines. www.shropshire.gov.uk Natural England www.naturalengland.org.uk Centuries of farming and mining have created a Shropshire Mines Trust www.shropshiremines.org.uk mosaic of pastures, hedges and woodland intricately Shropshire Wildlife Trust mixed with a mining heritage that dates from www.shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk Roman times until the mid twentieth century. Bus services The beautiful countryside is rich in wildlife and Shropshire Hills Shuttles bus service famous for its heather heathlands, wild flowers, runs at weekends and Bank Holidays through the summer ancient copses and woods. The Stiperstones area season. www.shropshirehillsshuttles.co.uk 01743 251000 is part of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding For details of other bus services contact Traveline: Natural Beauty, one of England’s most special 0871 200 2233 or www.travelinemidlands.co.uk protected landscapes. Ordnance Survey Maps If you plan to explore the area on foot, horse or cycle we recommend that you use the Ordnance Survey Explorer Map 216 Welshpool and Montgomery. Safety First The Stiperstones area is high ground. Weather conditions can deteriorate rapidly, particularly in winter. The paths are rocky and steep in places. It can also be boggy, especially after rain. Please make sure you have suitable clothing and footwear. To explore more of Shropshire’s beautiful landscape and to find out more about its people, nature and history go to www.discovershropshire.org.uk One of England’s most dramatic landscapes This leaflet has been produced by Shropshire County Council with help from Natural England, Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership, Shropshire Mines Trust, Shropshire Wildlife Trust and South Shropshire District Council. Photos by Ben Osborne. Broad bodied chaser dragonfly chaser bodied Broad skyline Stiperstones The and animals. animals. and reservoirs are home to a variety of aquatic plants plants aquatic of variety a to home are reservoirs at Blakemoorgate and Brook Vessons. Vessons. Brook and Blakemoorgate at have been slowly reclaimed by nature and the mine mine the and nature by reclaimed slowly been have remains of smallholders’ homes and fields fields and homes smallholders’ of remains The spoil heaps from the abandoned lead mines mines lead abandoned the from heaps spoil The of colour in hedgerows. You can see the intriguing intriguing the see can You hedgerows. in colour of with laburnum and lilac adding unexpected flashes flashes unexpected adding lilac and laburnum with fruit trees. trees. fruit The Hollies The have been abandoned but some garden plants remain, remain, plants garden some but abandoned been have largest rowan and and rowan largest supplement their income. Most of the smallholdings smallholdings the of Most income. their supplement have some of Britain’s Britain’s of some have at Brook Vessons Vessons Brook at to vegetables and fruit grew and animals few a kept The smallholdings smallholdings The they where hills, surrounding the on smallholdings for their animals. animals. their for had miners Many intermittent. was work and for winter fodder fodder winter for poor were wages Their conditions. dangerous and local smallholders smallholders local difficult in hours gruelling long, worked miners The trees were cut by by cut were trees At The Hollies, the the Hollies, The At shop. blacksmith’s a and House and some of the oldest holly trees in Europe. in trees holly oldest the of some and cut from a tree. tree. a from cut Engine the including buildings century nineteenth of out for magnificent birds of prey, delicate wildflowers delicate prey, of birds magnificent for out branches are regularly regularly are branches range extensive the of tour self-guided a enjoy and The Stiperstones National Nature Reserve. Look Look Reserve. Nature National Stiperstones The of pollarding, when when pollarding, of mine the visit can You miners. of hundreds employing witches. It is also a haven for wildlife and includes includes and wildlife for haven a also is It witches. shaped by centuries centuries by shaped largest, the was Mine Snailbeach lead. Britain’s of as spine-chilling tales of The Devil, Wild Edric and local and Edric Wild Devil, The of tales spine-chilling as and ancient holly trees trees holly ancient and 10% over produced area this when 1870s the was ancient cairns, hill forts and historic lead mines as well well as mines lead historic and forts hill cairns, ancient reserve with gnarled gnarled with reserve production of period main the but times, Roman The area is steeped in history and folklore - there are there - folklore and history in steeped is area The and captivating nature nature captivating and to back dating mining, of history long a is There villages and hamlets linked by narrow country lanes. lanes. country narrow by linked hamlets and villages in late summer. The Hollies is another beautiful beautiful another is Hollies The summer. late in minerals. other and barytes zinc, lead, extracting dramatic and wild scenery, sheltered valleys with with valleys sheltered scenery, wild and dramatic well as the heather that colours the ridge purple purple ridge the colours that heather the as well mines small
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