An amazingly mild and sunny afternoon – at home… The car said it was 16°C; fifteen miles away, on Hope Bowdler hill, the clouds were gathering, and the wind was getting up. It certainly didn’t feel like 16°, not with the wind chill on the tops – but the light was good, the air clear and the views extensive. Jodrell Bank, just over 50 miles away, gleamed on the northern horizon – the first time I’ve seen it from Shropshire’s hills

Homer and Wigwig lie to the north-west of the Wenlock Edge, near Much Wenlock. I visited the former (there’s nothing there, apart from houses) and viewed the latter (a large farm) on this walk from the NT car park in Much Wenlock. Shame the weather wasn’t a bit brighter – no sunshine. just unremitting grey skies. At least it’s not as cold as it was last week.

The route might have been slightly different if I’d remembered to take the map…

I don’t think the temperature ever rose above 1ºC, but it was a great afternoon for a wander on these south-east facing slopes of the Wenlock Edge. With no wind, the sun felt warm, but the air was starting to feel really cold by the time we dropped back down the lane to Aston Munslow.

Again! It’s a great short walk, perfect for a cold winter afternoon (soon warming up on the plod uphill), with wonderful views across the Severn to the south Shropshire hill country.

I continued along the ridge, descending to Little Hill. There’s virtually no view (unless trees are “view”). Returned to the car along the path through the woods on the north-west side.

A walk at the northern end of the Wenlock Edge, on a cold but sunny January afternoon. The weather forecast for the next few days wasn’t so favourable – better make the most of it…

Sounds like a foreign land… A walk to the secondary summit (Clee Burf) of Shropshire’s highest hill, Brown Clee, via the hill fort at Nordy Bank. It was a perfect winter afternoon – a clear sky, bright sunshine and no wind – far too good to stay at home.