AWEG in deepest Shropshire

On Friday last week, AWEG's sixth trip of the year was to Corbet Woods, near the villages of Clive and Grinshill to the south of Wem.

Led by Berenice and Frank Shenton, the very pleasant ramble saw the AWEG (Audlem Wildlife & Ecology Group) party identifying around forty plant species that were in flower alongside a rough track, in woodland and a patch of hilltop heathland,

A spectacular viewpoint at the top of steep cliff (altitude 630m) provides magnificent views to the Long Mynd in the south and the Peckforton Hills in the north – or would have done on a clearer day.

The walk passed by a deep stone quarry that had provided the material for Shrewsbury's older bridges – Shrewsbury is about seven miles to the south – and which now is home to many bird species but, with the trees in full leaf, these were not easy to identify.

The party ended up for lunch at The Inn at Grinshill where a meal of quite outstanding quality was enjoyed by all. This was a real find, and the owners who saw the group's Wildflowers books on their dining table, were keen to know more as they wanted to use as many local herbs as possible in their dishes. This led to an interesting tour afterwards of their garden with the owners and their son, the chef.

The next AWEG trip is on Friday 22nd July to Formby, famous as it's maintained a population of red squirrels.

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