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Take a Walk in the Park Day

Apparently this is on 30 March, so make sure you get outdoors on Monday 🙂

Attingham Park is a popular place to visit as it is very close to Shrewsbury. Famous for snowdrops and the deer park, we popped in for for a brisk walk in the early spring sun a couple of weeks ago.

Through the stable yard

Carpet of snowdrops

Snowdrops in silk

First stop, the walled garden. Work-in-progress as they have only recently begun to renovate this area. The aim is to re-create a productive kitchen garden with organic fruit and vegetables. It is a lovely sheltered spot to sit and bask in the sun.

The dipping pond

Bee House

Back out onto the woodland path which in May is filled with bluebells. And then into the deer park. Continue reading Take a Walk in the Park Day

Froggie went a-courtin’, and he did ride, mm-hmm

A lovely spring walk in the walled garden at Croft Castle this weekend brought me to the pond. I like the pond, but so does everyone else so you have to be patient and wait until almost closing time to have it to yourself.

The beech hedge is still brown, but the weeping willow is showing signs of new life and at last the bench is empty of people.

But look closer at the pond… and the curious ramp in the corner

and you will see there is life …and new life beginning.

As these frogs get fresh with one another.

I think we should leave them alone, don’t you?

Fresh shoots and leaves

The Pink and Burgundy Collection

Buds

Japanese Maple

Sambucus Nigra “Eva”

salix gracilisytyla ‘Melanostachys’

rose bush

Japanese Maple

Buds

Pieris

Spring Greens

Paeonia delavayii

corylopsis glabrescens ‘Longwood Chimes’

Light through new leaves

The time of year when suddenly the earth explodes into colour.

Graceful

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Travel Theme: Environment

nature 2 - wind farm wales — A wind farm in Wales

Compared to the environmental impact of traditional energy sources, the environmental impact of wind power is relatively minor. Wind power consumes no fuel, and emits no air pollution, unlike fossil fuel power sources. The energy consumed to manufacture and transport the materials used to build a wind power plant is equal to the new energy produced by the plant within a few months. While a wind farm may cover a large area of land, many land uses such as agriculture are compatible, with only small areas of turbine foundations and infrastructure made unavailable for use. Wikipedia

What are your thoughts about wind turbines? Do you think they spoil the environment?