The Blog @ Shropshire Wildlife Trust

Mark Eccleston is a bit special. He first got into photography just 5 years ago, with a digital camera and snaps of his local wildlife in Telford Town Park.

He has, we think you’ll agree, got a natural talent for his chosen hobby and we want to show off his talents here.

He has spent the last year lost in the wilds of South Shropshire, taking pictures for us to use in our ID guides - so all the images you see have genuinely been taken in Shropshire and are not downloaded from some faceless photo library!

The Blue Remembered Hills project is sadly coming to an end in December, after 5 years celebrating the wildlife and local communities of South Shropshire. The images in Mark’s collection reflect the beauty of this landscape.

More images are available by request from Shropshire Wildlife Trust, but please be lovely and give credit to our photographers when you use their pictures. Thank you very much.

Welcome to Shropshire Wildlife Trust’s blog.

Explore this site to find out about places in Shropshire for getting outside and exploring the wild, muddy, green, leafy, squelchy, creepy-crawly world around us.

This blog is aimed at teachers of all key stages in Shropshire (Telford and Wrekin too), but we hope the information will be useful to everyone.

How do I use this site?

• You can plan visits to wild places in Shropshire’s countryside and find out how we can help you get the most out of your trip.
• Find out how to develop great wild areas in your grounds and get lesson plan ideas for using them.
• Become an instant wildlife expert in our “Monsters in your Garden” section.

As this site develops you can look forward to…

• A step by step guide to setting up a wildlife area anywhere from school grounds to your own back garden.
• Up to date news on funding trips, resources and school grounds.
• Keep in touch with all the latest wildlife news
• Feedback on work we’ve done with you, or events you’ve attended.

Do we want anything from you?

Yes please.
Prove to us you are not just sitting at home, too afraid to go outside. We dare you.

Tell us about your adventures, send us pictures of yourselves, covered in mud or splashing in puddles.

It doesn’t matter how old or young you are. Join us outside!