It’s a beautiful afternoon for exploring some quiet ways in Corvedale – revisiting the old road (see https://geoffspages.blog/2020/07/05/the-old-road/) and finding a well-hidden bridleway, perhaps two-thirds of a mile between high hedges, with occasional glimpses of the world outside.

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The sign at the start of the section we walked said “Byway”. It was a main way, many years ago. The road from Morville now joins the road from Wenlock to Ludlow at Shipton, bypassing its former route, a three mile stretch to Beambridge. We’re walking along the southern part, on which a tarred surface serves one or two isolated houses – it then becomes a rough unsurfaced track. Well-lined with trees on either side, nevertheless there are good views to the east, to Brown Clee, and to the west to Wenlock Edge. We can hear the traffic on the main road (favoured by noisy bikers), but otherwise this is a quiet route – just the dozens of butterflies for company. There’s no-one else about.

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Quiet lanes in Corvedale – it should stay dry this afternoon, but the ground is not fit for walking (wading?). So we’re following surfaced minor roads, enjoying some fresh air and a leg stretch in the country between Brown Clee and the Wenlock Edge.

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