It’s blowing half a gale where we leave the car, but as we drop down into the other world that is this tiny corner of Shropshire, the wind becomes a breeze, and the sun is pleasantly warm (woolly hats not needed). The snowdrops are coming out amid the hawthorn of the neatly-trimmed hedges, and the sheep look pleased to see us (until they realise we haven’t brought any interesting edibles). Lower Pool looks decidedly choppy though, and when we climb back out of the valley, we’re back into the wind.

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