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We had driven up the precipitous Bur Way from Church Stretton to reach the top of the Long Mynd in the Shropshire Hills, and reached a small car park where we stopped. Several sheep and their lambs were wandering around, and they were obviously used to visitors and the snacks that some brought with them. I couldn't resist taking a shot of this family group, with the mother keeping a close eye on me.
Today we hiked the Carding Mynd Valley Long Mynd circular walk. after a 3 hour hike we were treated to this.
According to the BBC, ponies have grazed on the Long Mynd at Church Stretton, Shropshire, for centuries. Another source in a recent daily newspaper said they were related to Welsh pit ponies. Wikipedia says there is evidence of organised management of the Long Mynd as a grazed common as long ago as the 13th century.
The Long Mynd Commoners’ ponies and sheep grazed here are hardy animals and are well adapted to the harsh conditions of life on the hill. They graze selectively and very close to the ground, leaving patches of long vegetation which benefits insects and small mammals. The Commoners are local farmers who have held grazing rights for perhaps many generations.
It reached a staggering 32 degrees during our Long mynd walk last Tuesday. Starting out from the shooting box car park things didn't seem so bad..... we dropped down to Bridges and Ratlinghope and then the mid day sun got serious and the climb back up to the Portway via Darnford brook was scorchio.
Mynd frá Kravica fossinum í Bosníu og Hersígóníu. Photo from Kravica waterfall in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mynd frá Lindau í Þýskalandi. Photo from Lindau a town and island on the eastern side of Lake Constance (Bodensee) in Germany.
A small spring stream trickles by, heading slowly downhill. The distant sound of a picnic, bees, people in the far valley below. But most of all, nature warming up.
Mynd frá Jökulsárlóni. Photo from Jökulsárlóni. Jökulsárlón is a large glacial lake in southern part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland.
The Long Mynd is a heath and moorland plateau that forms part of the Shropshire Hills in Shropshire, England. The high ground, which is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, lies between the Stiperstones range to the west and the Stretton Hills and Wenlock Edge to the east. Much of it is owned and managed by the National Trust.
BREAKING NEWS: My 895th picture to be viewed over 1,000 times (November 2020). First uploaded September 2011.
Taken from Pole Bank, the highest point on the Long Mynd in Shropshire.
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The Long Mynd is a heath and moorland plateau that forms part of the Shropshire Hills in Shropshire, England. The high ground, which is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, lies between the Stiperstones range to the west and the Stretton Hills and Wenlock Edge to the east. Much of it is owned and managed by the National Trust.
6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" works away from Craven Arms and passes Stokesay Castle, with Vintage trains "Welsh Marches Express" on 13 November 2021. I understand that the train had been stopped at Craven Arms for over 2 hours because of a fatality near Ludlow.
After a visit to Church Stretton in the Shrophire Hills AONB we drove back over the Long Mynd towards the cottage we had rented for the week at Hemford in the west of the county. The afternoon sun was low in the sky as we headed north-west towards for the hill known as the Stiperstones, seen in the centre of the picture. In the far distance are the mountains of mid-Wales.
Mynd tekin af Hellisheiðavirkjun að kvöldlagi. Photo of Hellisheidi, geothermal Power Station located near the capital (Reykjavík) in Iceland.
The Long Mynd is a heath and moorland plateau that forms part of the Shropshire Hills in Shropshire, England. The high ground, which is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, lies between the Stiperstones range to the west and the Stretton Hills and Wenlock Edge to the east. Much of it is owned and managed by the National Trust.
Was really lucky to find this gap from the fog on the Long Mynd. You can see by the size of the fog how thick it was. The wind was blowing it fast over the Long Mynd and just in a minute of taking this image I was engulfed in the thick fog again. Was very mesmerising to watch.