Countryside in Shropshire & Staffordshire

Explore these amazing countryside places which are important for wildlife, geology and archaeology, as well as perfect for blowing away the cobwebs on a walk.

Carding Mill Valley in early summer
Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd   Shropshire

Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd

Take a walk across the wildlife-rich heathland and enjoy the views across the Shropshire Hills, or simply play in the stream in the valley.

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Nanny’s Rock, a five-room cavern where wise woman orhealer ‘Meg O’ Foxholes’ once lived
Kinver Edge and the Rock Houses   Staffordshire

Kinver Edge and the Rock Houses

High sandstone ridge and hill fort overlooking dramatic red sandstone rock houses

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Treetops in foreground, field patchwork in middleground, hills beyond
Wenlock Edge   Shropshire

Wenlock Edge

An 18 mile limestone escarpment

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The heath at Downs Banks
Downs Banks   Staffordshire

Downs Banks

A little wilderness of woodlands and heath in the heart of the Midlands

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A lady stopping to view the forest of Hawksmoor
Hawksmoor   Staffordshire

Hawksmoor

Discover Staffordshire's secret woodlands

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