Thursday, 30 May 2024

Whixall Moss North Shropshire

Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve (NNR) which straddles the border between England and Wales, near Whixall and Ellesmere in Shropshire, England and Bettisfield in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It comprises three peat bogs, Bettisfield Moss, Fenn's Moss and Whixall Moss.  

Grid Reference: SJ 5008 3572

Google Map Coordinates: 52.916633, -2.743792

Postcode (will get you close): SY13 2PH

Or if it works for you: layers.parading.falters

Six of the Nature group met to explore the insects. After a damp cool start the sun came out.  
















Thursday, 23 May 2024

Wimpole Estate Cambridgeshire

Wimpole Estate is a large estate containing Wimpole Hall, a country house located within the civil parish of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England, about 8+1⁄2 miles southwest of Cambridge. The house, begun in 1640, and its 3,000 acres of parkland and farmland are owned by the National Trust.  I have not visited for some time and the car-parking has been vastly upgraded. 

Built: 1640–1650; extended 1713-1716; remodelled 1742-1745; remodelled 1790-1794; remodelled c.1842