Smalley Hill
This old land fill site is now a popular local walking spot, overlooking Telford.
This old land fill site is now a popular local walking spot, overlooking Telford.
Head of Nature Reserves, Tom Freeland reflects on the achievements, challenges and lessons in the year since Shropshire Wildlife Trust started restoring Betchcott Hill.
A historic reserve with volcanic origins
A beautiful site on the edge of the Long Mynd overlooking the Shropshire plains.
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
A prickly, tall plant, the Small teasel is closely related to the Common teasel, but has much smaller, more rounded flower heads. It prefers damp, open woodlands.
The small heath is the smallest of our brown butterflies and has a fluttering flight. It favours heathlands, as its name suggests, as well as other sunny habitats.
The small blue's name is a little misleading: it is our smallest butterfly, but only shows a dusting of blue on brown wings. It is scarce, occurring on chalk grassland, mostly in southern…