Chestnut Coppice and Colemore Green

On 06 May 2019 By geoffspagesIn Photography, WalksLeave a comment

Bank Holiday Monday (again!) – we could use some fresh air, but we’ll need to avoid the hot spots… It should be quiet down by the river near Colemore Green. It was, too – apart from the inevitable cyclists on the old railway track (and the fishermen at the pools) there was no-one else around. It’s another dull grey day, and cold – some sunshine would have given the photos a bit more sparkle, but at least it’s stayed dry.

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Quiet flows the Severn

On 19 May 201719 May 2017 By geoffspagesIn Photography, WalksLeave a comment

Weds. 10 May: we’re out for a leg stretch, on a perfect May afternoon. It’s warm too – perhaps we could cast a clout or two. I’ve never been sure whether the saying relates to the month or the May blossom of the hawthorn, which is truly “out”. We’re walking down the lane to Lower Severn Hall – there we’ll cut across to the river, and walk back along the bank as far as the Apley bridge, then return along the old railway track and up through the woods. There are one or two other people about, but it’s certainly quiet beside the Severn here.

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Down by the river

On 04 Mar 201704 Mar 2017 By geoffspagesIn Photography, Shropshire hills, WalksLeave a comment

There’s a spring in our step today: meteorological spring began on Wednesday, apparently, and there’s spring in the mild air of this mostly-pleasant afternoon (there are a few raindrops too, but who’s counting?). We’ve parked beside the very quiet Colemore Green road, and we’ll walk back along the road towards the houses, where a footpath descends to the old railway line, just across the Severn from Apley Hall. Now we’re walking along the railway trackbed (the riverside path will be very muddy) – sadly, it’s more than 50 years since trains ran here, and they (almost certainly) will never again run here. We can only walk so far along the track – nearer Bridgnorth, it’s disappeared altogether beneath the carefully-mown grass of the golf course – so we’ll return to the lane and walk back to the car.