PATH SHROP/STAFF/HEART OF ENGLAND W - Softcover

Brian Conduit; Neil Coates

 
9780711705708: PATH SHROP/STAFF/HEART OF ENGLAND W
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0711705704 ISBN 13: 9780711705708
Publisher: Jarrold Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

Heart of England' conjures up an image of a largely unchanged, unspoilt rural landscape of farmland and woodland, with slowly meandering rivers, small market towns, old churches and thatched cottages. It is a landscape that inspired William Shakespeare and Edward Elgar. The walks in this guide cover Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and the Worcestershire half of Hereford and Worcester. They vary from woodland walks through the forests of Wyre, Arden and Needwood, hill walks including Abberley Hill and Wenlock Edge, to leisurely walks passing attractive villages such as Bidford-on-Avon and Tanworth-in-Arden.

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About the Author

Neil Coates has written several books in the Pathfinder Guides series and is a regular contributor to BBC Countryfile magazine as well as an occasional writer for The Times Travel supplement, Walk magazine and Country Walking.

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Walk 1: Badger Dingle
 Distance: 3.5 miles (5.6km) Height Gain: 360 feet (110m) Approx Time: 2 hours Route Terrain: Lanes and field paths, muddy in places Parking: Limited pace on Church Lane, or limited verge-side parking between Start and A.
Picturesque Badger village, all thatched cottages and village ponds, stands above a deep gorge scoured through sandstone by the Snowdon Brook; once a popular day-trip from neighbouring towns. This walk meanders along lanes and tracks to pick up a route through the secluded Worge Valley, where ancient oaks recall fromer park and woodland. 
Church Lane is narrow, so park tight-in outside the church, St Giles' stands beside one of the village ponds and has some impressive memorials within to local families. One such is to the Georgian iron and steel magnate Isaac Hawkins Browne; is was he who owned Badger Hall and who paid for the improvement of Badger Dingle, visited at the end of the walk. Return to the open end of Church Lane and turn right. The quiet lane threads through rich farmland dotted with old boundary oaks; in 1/2 mile pass by Badger Farm and remain on the lane to the next cottage on the left.

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Publisher
Jarrold Publishing
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0711705704
ISBN 13 
9780711705708
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
6
Number of pages
96
Editor
Ark Creative