Contents 2018-19 Review of progress & achievements 2. Foreword by Chairman of the AONB Partnership, and about the Hills and the AONB Partnership 3. 5-year review of the AONB Management Plan 4. River Recovery Project

5. Land Management supporting Landscape and Natural Beauty 6. Raising Awareness & Community Involvement 7. Sustainable Tourism in the 8. Working Together - the AONB Partnership & AONB Trust 9. Shropshire Hills AONB Conservation Fund, 2018-19 10. Influencing and wider networks

11. 2018-19 Financial Summary The Shropshire Hills, by Phil King

About theShropshire Hills AONB and the AONBPartnership Foreword by James Williamson, Chair of the About the Shropshire Hills Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership AONB and the AONB Partnership Yet another busy year – the team have achieved many To achieve all this the report recommends the great things as outlined in the following pages. It always National Landscapes are given more funding – amazes me how they manage to do so much with so something we have been saying for many little resources although a major key to this is their ability years! to work in partnership with so many organisations and to harness the help of volunteers. I would like to extend a In addition to the Glover report, the National really big thank you to everyone who has worked so hard Association for AONBs launched the Colchester in the year. Declaration in the summer that clearly sets out challenging targets to improve the scale and There have also been some other very significant events pace of nature recovery in the AONBs in the during the year that will hopefully positively impact the context of the Environment and Climate 2018 marked the 60th anniversary of the Shropshire Hills AONB and all the protected landscapes Emergency. designation of the Shropshire Hills Area of for many years to come. Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1958. In addition to all the ongoing projects that the The hills, rolling farmland, woods and river As you know the Government asked Julian Glover to team are working on they will also be working valleys of this varied and special landscape carry out a thorough review of Protected Landscapes and hard to incorporate many of the Glover was one of the first areas in the country to he and his team released their report at the end of recommendations and Colchester Declaration be designated. September. Their report runs to 168 pages and so I will aspirations. The main purpose of the designation is to only pull out some key recommendations: conserve and enhance the natural beauty of • The National Landscapes as they want them to be I believe it is essential that everyone fully the Shropshire Hills landscape. A legal duty called in the future should have a renewed mission to realises the potential benefits of the country’s to fulfil this rests with recover and enhance nature National Landscapes and that we in Shropshire and & Wrekin Council. and do as much as we can • The 5 yearly Management Plans should set clear to make the Shropshire Hills an even more The AONB also has protection in planning priorities and actions for nature recovery and their valued and cherished asset to everyone who policy, and a statutory Management Plan for implementation should be backed up by stronger lives and works in the area and those that visit the area is reviewed every five years, led by status in law the AONB Partnership.

the area from the towns and cities in • AONBs should be given statutory consultee status in Shropshire, the conurbation The formal Partnership joint advisory the planning system and encouraged to develop local and beyond. committee plays an important role in plans championing the interests of the AONB, co- • A stronger mission to connect all people to our ordinating activity, raising understanding National Landscapes with new long-term programmes and setting strategic direction. to increase the diversity of visitors and improve the nation’s health and wellbeing The 40 members of the Partnership are key stakeholders and supporters of the • National Landscapes should be leaders in sustainable Shropshire Hills and include the local tourism authorities, landowners, individuals, and • A new National Landscapes Housing Association with representatives from organisations and local the objective of building more affordable homes interest groups. 2

ShropshireHills AONB Management 2019 Plan Reviewing the AONB Management Plan for the next five years

VISION: “The natural beauty of the The new AONB Management Plan 2019-24 calls for: Shropshire Hills landscape is Greater consideration of the valuable Supporting strong communities conserved, enhanced and helped to AONB landscape in planning looking after their landscape, including adapt - by sympathetic land decisions, especially about major more opportunities for young people to management, by co-ordinated developments. get involved in outdoor and action and by sustainable conservation activities. Improving the quality of our rivers communities; and is valued for its and water, and looking after river Reducing greenhouse gas emissions richness of geology, wildlife and catchments in an integrated way to through energy efficiency and heritage, and its contribution to benefit wildlife, protect soils and appropriate renewables, and through prosperity and wellbeing.” improve flood management. sustainable transport and agriculture. Establishing more new woodland and Promoting enjoyment of the A series of workshops and topic groups trees to benefit the landscape, wildlife, landscape, nature and heritage as a vital were held by the AONB Partnership in farming and water, and to offset losses aid to people’s wellbeing, including 2018 to develop a new draft from tree diseases. recreation and volunteering. Management Plan for the AONB. Collaboration to find a sustainable Promoting an ethos of environmental We received over 200 responses to our future for farming especially in the care in tourism, so that this important online public opinion survey, which also uplands, and to develop the new economic sector does not undermine helped to inform the Plan. Environmental Land Management the qualities on which it is based.

- The Plan sets out how to best manage scheme.

24 Stronger status for the AONB our nationally protected landscape over organisation as part of national and the next five years. Policies and Building resilient networks of good international networks, along with more proposed actions fall under three main quality wildlife habitat across the charitable fund-raising to support headings: landscape to reverse the decline of nature. conservation projects. • Land management supporting natural beauty and landscape What people value most about the AONB (from on-line survey) • Planning for a sustainable economy and communities

• People enjoying and caring about the landscape Follow a period of public consultation, the Plan was finalised in March and then approved by the Cabinets of Shropshire Council’s and Telford & Wrekin Council. Click on the link to view the Management Plan 2019-24 3

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Landmanagement landscape supporting and natural beauty Stepping Stones Our Common Cause - Upland Clun Crayfish Project Restoring habitat networks around Commons project The AONB is home to the endangered white-clawed crayfish. It is the UK’s only the and Here in the Shropshire Hills, the focus native crayfish, but in recent years, due in 2018 has been to identify and work to a combination of declining habitat This is a partnership project, led by the with the key stakeholders for each of National Trust. It is working with and the invasive American signal the three local commons participating crayfish it is under threat. farmers and other landowners to in this national project; Long Mynd, connect wildlife habitats by creating Stiperstones and Clee Liberty. In 2018, we teamed up with the Marches stepping stones and corridors to enable Crayfish Partnership to survey streams in wildlife to thrive in the Shropshire Hills. We organised a series of public MOREwoods - more trees the Clun Catchment. With a small grant events to help engage the local from the AONB Conservation Fund we In 2018, the AONB Partnership has led communities from each common. We are acting as the local facilitator on engagement by identifying the key were able train volunteers to help with Through these events, we wanted to for the Woodland Trust national the surveys. farmers and landowners in the project find out about local community scheme to plant more trees. area and presenting the Stepping interests, concerns and questions Supported by staff from Environment Stones idea to them. around the management and future Planting small woodlands and Agency and a Natural licenced hedgerow trees in the AONB has many From this series of one-to-one of commons. crayfish expert, 17 volunteers attended a benefits such as protecting soils, Crayfish Training Day. meetings, 12 farmers and landowners This is the development phase of Our improving water quality and have come together to form the Upper Common Cause, to secure funding to infiltration and helping in building a White-clawed crayfish were found at 8 Onny Farmer Group. deliver projects and activities from joined-up network of wildlife habitats. of the 26 sites surveyed. Some of these This group acts as a sound-board for 2020 to 2023. The project is led by were new records for the sites. the Stepping Stones project, especially the Foundation for Common Land, on behalf of a broad partnership of Click here to download White-clawed for the Defra tests and trials for the new Water Environment Grant (WEG) Environmental Land Management organisations. Crayfish Survey Report System (ELMS). This will seek to reward In 2018 we submitted a bid to Defra to farmers for providing a wider range of deliver a WEG project, in partnership environmental and public benefits. Stiperstones & with Severn Rivers Trust. The project Country Landscape aims to address the unfavourable Through ELMS, the project is helping to condition of the SSSI develop and trial a methodology of Partnership Scheme through work in theTeme, Onny & whole farm plans to integrate Clun catchments. environmental and business advice. The five year Landscape Partnership scheme was finally completed and Our bid was successful and the project wound up in the summer of 2018, started in March 2019. Three new

with the last claims and closing of Farm Advisor posts have been created, accounts, plus evaluation and one for each catchment. Night surveys reporting. Each advisor is able to work closely Some strands of activity continue with farmers and landowners to give To help guide and inform our work we through Curlew Country and the free and confidential advice, and to host the Clun Catchment Partnership, Marches Meadows Group. Work also help make their farms water friendly and are represented on the continues on development of a and future fit. number of legacy projects. • Teme Catchment Partnership Nearly 500 volunteers supported the • Clun Field Officers Group Landscape Partnership, and it had a beneficial effect on the area which will • River Clun Steering Group be felt for years to come. • Marches Crayfish Partnership 5

RaisingAwareness Community & Involvement

60th Anniversary Celebration Shropshire Place-names In 1958, the Shropshire Hills was one of the first areas to be designated as We have linked up with Nottingham Engaging teachers and children an AONB. University to develop ways in which through the John Muir Award their academic work on Shropshire To celebrate 60 years, we organised place names can be used locally. Through Our Common Cause (see page the Shropshire Hills Hay Meadow Local primary schools have shown an 5) we have been developing the John Festival, which coincided with th interest in using the research as part Muir Award activities to focus on National Meadows Day on 7 July of their local studies work with commons. (and the England v Sweden match!). children. Working with the newly formed Over 350 people joined us to Shropshire Hills Federation, , celebrate this special landscape. We Stiperstones & Norbury primary schools held a series of short talks on are helping us to trial activities. conservation issues in our ‘Bee in you AONB Partnership Tour Around 50 children made two visits to Bonnet’ talk tent, which proved the Long Mynd to find out about popular. In June, we linked our annual Tour to th commons, meet the commoners, their The Festival included guided walks, the 60 anniversary celebration, and sheep and sheepdogs. craft demonstrations, competitions in over 40 people joined us in Church scything, hay bale lobbing and hay Stretton.

Through these outdoor adventures the children are working to achieve their rick building, as well as children’s After presentations on the history of John Muir Award. activities, storytelling and a range of local craft and information stands. the AONB and future directions, there Helping Hillforts & Earthwork We also supported teachers and 29 was a choice of afternoon visits. children at Farlow Primary School with The event was supported by our Castles many partners, local organisations, These included looking at the Stretton their John Muir Award, helping them to community groups and individuals, Wetlands project, supported by the In the summer, we launched a field explore their local landscape. who helped to make the day such a Conservation Fund, a walk onto the guide to help people explore seven success. Long Mynd to find out about Stepping Scheduled Ancient Monument sites in Stones and Our Common Cause, and the Stiperstones and Corndon area. In 2018-19, 6 e-newsletters were a trip out on the Shuttle Bus to hear sent to our mailing list over 2,000 These sites were on the Heritage at more about our role in sustainable people. Risk register. tourism in the Shropshire Hills. Regular posts on Facebook and Through the Landscape Partnership Twitter help us to engage with a Scheme, volunteers took an active role broader audience. in their conservation and survey work. In January 2019, we let a contact to This is recorded in the guide. redevelop the Shropshire Hills AONB website and began work on Community involvement continues refreshing the content and layout. through the Shropshire Hills Community Archaeology Group. The 6 guide is on sale in local outlets.

Sustainable Tourism thein Shropshire Hills Shropshire Hills Destination Long Mynd & Stiperstones

Partnership and Expo Shuttle Buses, 2018

We continue to co-ordinate the The weekend Shuttle Buses were run Shropshire Hills Destination by a new local bus operator in 2018, Partnership, bringing together local Boulton’s Coaches. tourism groups, public sector bodies

The seasonal service ran for 47 days, Whaley Simon In October 2018, the Shropshire Hills and tourism businesses in the area. weekends and bank holiday Mondays AONB was awarded the EUROPARC between May and September. Federation Charter for Sustainable Working closely with Shropshire Hills Tourism in Protected Areas, for the Tourism, we held a conference-style Over 3,ooo passenger journeys were made on board the buses. Issues with second time. Tourism Expo in 2019. 80+ mostly Receiving the Europarc Charter for business delegates attended the the new ticketing machines meant Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas. We are one of only a handful of morning networking event, with many passenger records are incomplete, protected areas in the UK to old the having stalls to share publicity with 4 running days not accounted for. The Shuttle Buses are a key asset for Charter. It recognises all the people materials. Speakers included Gemma Ticket prices were increased for the sustainable tourism in the Shropshire Hills. and businesses that contribute to Davies Head of Economic second year running, with an adult green tourism in the Shropshire Hills. Development at Shropshire Council. day rover costing £10. We also promoted our new Shuttle Bus Over the winter we looked at the This recognises our work to support The afternoon was presentations and Supporters Scheme (see page 8). request for the Shuttle Bus route to environmentally positive tourism in discussion on sustainable tourism. extend to Picklescott, and after the AONB, which includes working Speakers included Cllr Lezley Picton, Along with the donation pots on considering options and discussing with closely with tourism bodies, Shropshire Council’s Portfolio Holder board the buses, the Supporter Scheme generated over £1,000 in the bus operator, we agreed to trial an businesses and communities, running for Culture, Leisure & Tourism, Carol donations. We took £8,155 in the Shuttle Buses and working with Ritchie, Chief Executive of the extension in 2019. Europarc Federation, and Shane Harris ticketing and concessionary claims. partners to manage visitors. from the North AONB Partnership. Jordan Mansfield

“My wife and I caught the 10:10 shuttle bus on Saturday 23rd June and were again pleased with the service offered and the friendliness of the driver.” “It is such a useful thing to have if one is not confident driving on single lane roads Mikeand Hayward it makes some walks possible that otherwise would not be.“ “Thanks again, please keep it going!” Shuttle Bus feedback, June 2018

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Working alongside the AONB Shropshire Hills AONB Trust Vison: WorkingTogether Partnership, the Shropshire Hills The natural beauty of the Shropshire AONB Trust supports activities Hills is secured forever as a place which protect the landscape, wildlife where wildlife, people, landscape and and heritage of the Shropshire Hills, heritage thrive in harmony. and enables local people, businesses and organisations to become involved in caring for the countryside around them. Shuttle Bus Supporters Scheme

Trustees and members of the Money raised by the AONB Trust is

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theAONB Partnership AONB & Trust Conservation Fund Panel visiting the distributed to projects in the With the help of the AONB Trust we set Verges Project at Edgton in October 2018. community. up the Shuttle Bus Supporters Scheme in 2018. Details about how to become a Capacity Building project supporter were included in 2018 Shuttle In 2018, we launched with the AONB timetable leaflet, on Shuttle posters, We were awarded a £38k grant from Trust a public appeal to ‘Fix the Fort’ - online and in parish newsletters. the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s to raise funds to repair the footpath ‘Resilient Heritage’ programme for a erosion on the hillfort of , The Scheme provides a simple way for two year project to develop the people and businesses to support the complementary and collaborative work one of our best loved hills. Our membership scheme ‘Friends’ is of the public sector AONB Partnership Long Mynd & Stiperstones Shuttle run jointly with the AONB Trust. The summit path crosses the ramparts and the charitable AONB Trust. Buses. of the Iron Age hillfort in several We have around 120 Friends, with the Both organisations are seeking to Between May and September 2018, over majority now paying by direct debit, places and gradually this is causing meet growing expectations and damage to the important Scheduled £1,100 was raised through donations, challenges in an increasingly and many boosting their donation with Gift Aid. Monument. Over £1,100 has been which goes towards funding the service competitive funding environment. gathered through donation boxes, next year. Volunteers have attend local shows Activity so far has focused on online giving and text giving. and events through 2018, helping to preparation of Business Plans and a recruit new faces to the Friends. programme of income-generation Historic England have drawn up a activities and project development. Subscriptions go entirely towards the specification for the repair works to AONB Conservation Fund, which Further tasks will include a backfill eroded areas and work on the Memorandum of Understanding supports local wildlife and heritage path to prevent further damage. projects. The projects funded in 2018- between the two organisations, a skills 19 are listed on the next page. audit with training and development, Volunteers and support for enhanced have offered communication and engagement. their help with the practical The project will help us build on the repairs once strong relationship between the two organisations, and working together enough money we will be better able to meet the has been challenges faced by our special raised. landscape.

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The Shropshire Hills AONB Trust manages the AONB Conservation

ShropshireHills AONB Fund Conservation Clun Space, landscape enhancement All About Woods, woodland sessions Fund. In 2018-19, £20,400 was around Clun Memorial Hall Clun with Bishop’s Castle Community Memorial Hall, £1,500 (60%). Site survey and distributed to 16 projects which are College Lightfoot, £1,500 (53%). report to create an accessible and inclusive helping to conserve, enhance or raise Introducing pupils to woodlands, and wildlife friendly recreational area in Clun. awareness of the AONB. demonstrating how they can be managed for enjoyment, biodiversity and wood fuel

Shropshire Hills Wildlife Watch production. Network Shropshire Wildlife Trust, £1,350 Thanks are due to the donors for the (73%). Supporting 17 schools to make sure Conservation Fund this year - the Wildlife on your Doorstep Rea Valley Wildlife Watch leaders are confident and Jean Jackson Charitable Trust, the Community Wildlife Group, £1,500 (23%). able to deliver high quality wildlife activities. Millichope Foundation, subscriptions Carrying out practical management work Crayfish survey of the Clun with volunteers on five local sites of special of Friends of the Shropshire Hills Catchment AONB Partnership, £1,500 ecological or heritage value. Curlew Country, trial habitat AONB and some other donations. (22%). Surveying watercourses to obtain management and farmer engagement a baseline distribution of white-clawed Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, £3,000 crayfish in the Clun area, which are on the Local Wildlife Site gorse clearance at (4%). Working with farmers and land IUCN red list of endangered species. The Riddings Shropshire Wildlife Trust, managers to manage grassland in different £600 (60%). Restoring acid grassland, a

ways for curlew, and investigate natural priority habitat in both Shropshire and the capital initiatives. Life on the Edge, Myndtown Verges UK, at the richest local wildlife site in the

Project Myndtown Combined Parish Clun valley.

Council, £1,000 (24%). Working with Shropshire Hills Hay Meadow Festival Shropshire Council to trial different AONB Partnership, £1,450 (23%). Working methods of road verge management to Woodland Management Training with partners to deliver the third annual Hay improve biodiversity and continue local Course Knighton Tree Allotments Trust, Meadow Festival event in the AONB to awareness raising activities. £750 (73.5%). Supporting 15 subsidised coincide with National Meadows Day. places for local people on a 3-day

Woodland Management course. , ,

2018 Hills Stories pilot, working with Bucknell Youth Club outdoor activities young people Nick Fogg & Mike Smart, A Pettitt, £1,400 (60%). Outdoor activities for “I was very impressed with the £1,000 (61.5%). Offering young people 18 Youth Club members exploring wildlife, organisation, punctuality and personable

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19 the environment and conservation. nature of the tutors. The pupils were by AONB landscape, wildlife, and heritage in no means an easy cohort and both tutors different ways through digital Taste for adventure with Church related to them instantly. I was technology. Stretton Secondary School South impressed with the way they were Shropshire Youth Forum, £1,000 (26%). proactive and enthusiastic without Invasive plants project on Upper Delivering six sessions for 10 young people abandoning the need to keep Onny Upper Onny Wildlife Group, aged 13-16 referred by the school. The behavioural expectations high. Both £1,137 (23%). Plant surveys to improve activities were flexible to respond to the knowledge and map existing habitats and needs and interests of the young people. Richard and Sara supported school rules and values despite being off the school rare wild plants, and control work to

site.” reverse the spread of Himalayan balsam The effectiveness of Entry Level in this part of the AONB. Stewardship Schemes Lucy Crowther, Secondary School £1,000 (27%). Research project to evaluate Edgton Village Verges Project the effectiveness of agri-environment Edgton Parish Meeting, £1,813 (48%). schemes on the conservation of wild bee Working in partnership to improve the populations, through the abundance of diversity of flowers and habitat along "I learnt a lot about different animals individual bees and the variety of bee wildflower-rich roadside verges, and and a lot about pine martens (which species present on farms within the AONB involving the local community in the and surrounding areas. are not birds). We also got to see some restoration of the verges through surveys cool videos" and task days. Participant from Bucknell Youth Club 9

Influencingand wider networks Influencing Glover Review of designated We submitted a detailed response to landscapes the government’s ‘Health and A national review of National Parks and Harmony’ consultation on agricultural AONBs was announced in the Defra 25 policy, and also to consultations on Year Environment Plan in March 2018. revision of the National Planning National Association for AONBs The journalist Julian Glover was Policy Framework, Shropshire’s Local appointed to lead the Review panel. Plan Preferred Sites, the Severn River We play an active part in the National Basin Management Plan, Forest Association for AONBs, attending the The Review opened a call for written Design Plans and proposals for rural National Conference in Kent, the Lead evidence in the autumn, and the AONB sustainable drainage. Officers meeting, Chairs Conference in Partnership held an extra meeting to London, and contributing to on-line discuss its response, which was We work in partnership on a wide forums and knowledge exchange. submitted in December. range of things - during the year, we Drought in the summer of 2018 placed We hosted a visit by the In line with the National Association for took part in 25 partnerships as part of AONBs, we made the case for greater stress on ecosystems AONB team. The AONB Manager is the project/team/steering group, and status and recognition for AONBs, more participating in the National Association’s in a further 56 partnerships as a Natural capital and ecosystems robust structures, and greater influence supporting partner. ‘Taking the Lead’ programme of in planning and development and in land We took part in a Natural England development and collaboration with programme on the ecosystems management, as well as greater capacity We have been forging new links with around 40 staff from other AONBs. approach, with workshops and through improved resourcing. Shropshire Council, holding two face consultancy support. A healthy We also took part in to face meetings with the Leader, Julian visited the Shropshire Hills in landscape will function ecologically as the Europarc Chief Executive, Portfolio Holder and January. We arranged site visits to look well as looking beautiful, and we are Conference in the relevant Director. The increased at conservation work, planning issues, bringing these concepts more into our Cairngorms, with profile of the AONB resulting from the visitor pressure and awareness raising discussions and projects. They will Glover Review is helping the case for learning and activities. include pursuing measures such as: the AONB to be regarded positively as inspiration from over 600 delegates He also attended meetings to hear views an asset to Shropshire rather than as a • Grazing to maintain open habitats in around farming and land management, from 39 countries constraint. good condition and sustainable and about interest in some quarters for and the theme of stocking models on pasture land extending the AONB boundary and the We hosted visits by senior Defra staff youth involvement. potential for the Shropshire Hills to • Enhancing wetlands and woods, Andrea Ledward and Sonia Phippard The Europarc Youth Manifesto was become a National Park. sustainable drainage solutions, and and the Woodland Trust’s Chief launched and we hope this will provide more tree planting The ambitious final report of the Review Executive Beccy Speight. Phil Holden guidance and impetus to involve young sat on a Question Time Panel at a was published in September 2019 and its • Field margins and watercourse buffer people more in our work. training event in Birmingham for implications will be clearer by the time of strips Defra’s Natural Environment Division. next year’s Annual Review.

Woodland Trust visit 10 Europarc Conference Julian Glover’s visit

Finances2018 Financial summary 2018-19

Expenditure

Staff costs - Core staff £214,604 -

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Office costs and support services £24,057 Staff costs - Project staff (excluding LPS) £36,479 Core activities (strategy, partnership, promotion) £7,798 TOTAL £472,648

Income

Defra AONB Single Pot £192,884 WREN £74,716 Heritage Lottery Fund £37,139 Environment Agency £35,000 Shropshire Council (net of support services charge) £33,540 Earned income £22,385 Brought forward £22,387 Natural England (match activity) £16,250 Woodland Trust £10,000 Shuttles ticket and concessions income £8,155 National Trust £5,000 Volunteer activity (in kind) £5,000 Landowner contributions (in kind) £3,188 Telford & Wrekin Council £2,694 Shropshire Hills AONB Conservation Fund £2,423 Shropshire Environmental Data Network £900 Shropshire Hills Tourism £200 Other donations £787 TOTAL £472,648

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Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Size 804km² (approximately 23% of Shropshire)

Parishes 82 parishes, but only 16 wholly within the AONB

Population around 20,000

A rich natural and built heritage with:  126 Sites of Special Scientific Interest  315 Local Wildlife Sites (+70 candidate sites)  2 Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) covering 588ha  River Teme SSSI & River Clun Special Area of Conservation (SAC)  145 Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites (RIGS)  180 Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs)

Public access:  1,275km public footpaths  448km bridleways  97km byways and Unclassified County Roads  81km² of open access land The Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership is hosted by Shropshire Council, and funded in addition by Defra, Telford & Wrekin Council and project funders Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership We work to help conserve and enhance the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Unit 9 Drovers House, The Auction Yard, , Shropshire, SY7 9BZ 01743 254740 [email protected] www.shropshirehillsaonb.co.uk