Just photos – no particular theme
An afternoon of sunshine and showers, some of them heavy… The evening’s not looking any better. Let’s chance it – if we take the waterproofs, it won’t rain. That was very nearly true – on the way back, it rained just enough to make us put them on – and then stopped. Despite weather worries, it’s very pleasant out, much cooler and fresher than a couple of days ago.
What a difference! After two very warm evenings, the temperature is much more temperate. This is a very short walk, down the other lane at Shirlett and out to Hawthorn Bank. There are hazel nuts in the hedge, and whatever is that? We saw it in flight first, looking like nothing else we’d seen. When it landed on some sycamore leaves, it was obvious – a large moth, none other than a hummingbird hawk-moth. We don’t see those every day! On the way back, we’ll follow the footpath through the wood. It’s not marked at either end, but oddly enough, in the middle of the wood where the path is obvious, there’s a waymarker. The woodland may be coniferous, but the trees are well-spaced, and the floor is a carpet of moss. It’s all somewhat other-worldly. If the path has a fault, it’s length – lack of it, to be precise. Paths like this need be be several miles long!
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It’s a warm one again – so we’re having a very leisurely stroll up Ned’s Lane and down past Round Hill. The sun’s still in the sky, and sunset won’t come for another hour or two, but there’s a lovely kind of half-light up there among the trees. If we were further north we’d call it the gloaming…
…on Round Hill and down Ned’s Lane. It’s really very pleasant in this open woodland on a warm afternoon.
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Down through Chestnut Coppice to the riverbank – then along the bank as far as Bridgnorth golf course. We may be beside the river, but for much of the distance we can’t see it for trees, bushes and invasive knotweed. We return to Chestnut Coppice along the old railway track. A very enjoyable leg-stretch on a fine summer’s day.
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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!
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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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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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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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.
