A leisurely wander on a pleasantly warm afternoon, when the shade under the trees is cool and inviting.

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Across the fields from Barrow: it’s familiar ground, pleasant on this fine afternoon and warm when the sun shines. The oats beside the path are tall; elsewhere, the harvest’s already in.

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Once again, it’s a cloudy, dull day – so the interest for the camera will lie in things close by. We’re walking fron the NT car park at Much Wenlock, up the Blakeway Hollow lane then back along the Edge, as far as the Homer path. Our return route takes us back through Much Wenlock, where we’ll take a look in a shop window or two…

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Quiet ways in Corvedale, perfect for a Sunday afternoon leg-stretch. The landscape of the dale is dominated by Brown Clee on one side, Wenlock Edge on the other – and the gold of ripe crops of barley, wheat and oats.

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It’s a good standby for an afternoon when it could rain (it didn’t – not while we were out anyway). The season is moving on – here’s the first blackberry of 2021!

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Thursday 29 July: Haven’t been here for a while. It’s a good day for this wild open country – some sunshine, some clouds, a cool breeze. We’ll need to find a sheltered spot for our picnic lunch, behind the rocks on the ridge, in amongst the bilberries (blaeberries, wimberries, whatever…). They’re ripe: several get eaten…

It’s surprisingly busy along the main rocky ridge. Some of the visitors are not really there – or perhaps, since they carefully avoid looking at us or acknowledging our presence, we’re not really there. Just smile and say ‘Hello’ – that’s all we need!

I think they’ve all come up the easy way, from the east-side car park – beyond that, it’s quiet again – just the red kites (four), the ducks (dozens of them, sitting on the road), and the alpacas and llamas (of course!). It’s an interesting part of the world!

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Much cooler! It’s been too warm for any but the shadiest spots, until today. The sun has gone and the temperature’s dropped, from 28° to nearer 20°. We’re out enjoying some fresh air, and a touch of colour here and there in the hedgerows between Willey and Linley Brook.

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Cool in the rock cutting on the old railway track too. It’s pleasant down by the waters of the Severn, but we can’t stay there long – the sunshine is much too hot. Back to the old railway track, which is well sheltered, before a gentle ascent through the coppice to return to the start.

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