Sunday 21 June: the Met. Office said the day’s rain and showers should clear by 6pm. Happily, they were right – it’s a lovely evening. The air is fresh, clear and rain-washed, and the breeze is pleasant. It’s great to be out!
Author: geoffspages
Broncroft and Tugford
We walked this way in February (see “Tugford and Broncroft Castle“), for similar reasons – we’ve had a drop in rain in the last few days, and the paths can be rather sticky. These are very quiet lanes – very little traffic, and little else to disturb the peace. The similarity between these two walks ends there – Corvedale in late June is very different to Corvedale in winter.
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Grey evening
19 June: After a couple of rainy days, it looks as though the evening should stay dry. The paths we’ve trodden in recent weeks will be very muddy – we’ll have a wander along the quiet lanes around Willey and The Smithies.
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Shirlett strolling
We walked this way at the end of May – today we’re retracing our steps. Last night’s rain has left the air humid – it feels quite warm in the sunshine, and there’s a chance (once again) of thundery showers. Under the trees (no shortage of them up here) it’s cooler, and very pleasant for a leisurely stroll.
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Tortoiseshells
Years ago, they were very common. More recently, we seem to have seen more painted ladies and commas, with a smattering (fluttering?) of peacocks and red admirals. This year, the small tortoiseshells are out en masse, raiding the plentiful bramble blossom (and presumably ensuring a good crop of blackberries later in the year).
Once again, the thunder is rumbling in the distance, over Bridgnorth – we’d better get back before it comes any closer.
Summer sunshine…
… and showers? Not this afternoon, we hope; later maybe. It’s too warm and humid for anything energetic – the ascent of Ned’s Lane, on the woodland fringe, is quite enough.
A drop of rain
We almost set off for a walk – but heard distant thunder as we got out of the car, and changed our minds. A minute or two later, we realised we’d had a close shave when it began to pour.
We drove on, sitting for a while to watch the rain at Morville, before continuing, hoping for a break in the clouds. It came a few minutes after we pulled up in Shirlett Lane, allowing us to enjoy a brief leg-stretch and views of the passing storm. It hadn’t passed very far – just a couple of miles away, we had a taste of what we could have enjoyed on the walk, as we ran for the front door on arriving home…
Hawthorn Bank
The other road at Shirlett: a short walk down the lane and through the woods to the redundant trig. point on Hawthorn Bank, and a fine view to the Clee hills.
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It must be June!
Just look at the weather! Rain last night, more forecast for this evening. Between, leaden skies, but at least it’s dry. The distance is hazy – we’ll concentrate on what’s close by. The spring display is over, replaced by summer’s foliage, and in the sloes and blackberry flowers are reminders that autumn will come – but not just yet…
Down the lane – after the rain
A short walk with the camera, after a welcome little drop of rain earlier in the day. There are one or two rather fine thistles coming into flower, and there’s some woody nightshade down by Dean Farm. Nearer home, the bindweed is beginning to flower.
