Shropshire Hills AONB
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The Shropshire Hills area is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), in the English county of Shropshire, close to the border with Wales.
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[edit] Hills
- Brown Clee Hill - near to Ludlow, tallest hill in Shropshire at 540m
- Stiperstones - ridge of rocky hills near to Pontesbury, 536m
- Titterstone Clee Hill - also near to Ludlow, 533m (see Clee Hills)
- Long Mynd - long chain of high plateaus near Church Stretton, summit is 516m
- Caer Caradoc - pronounced hill near Church Stretton
- Corndon Hill - the summit of which is in Wales
[edit] Towns & Villages
- Ludlow - largest town in South Shropshire, very historical
- Church Stretton - known as "Little Switzerland" to many
- Craven Arms - location of the Secret Hills Discovery Centre
- Clun - small, pretty town in the Clun Valley
- Bishop's Castle - small town near to the Welsh border
- Cleobury Mortimer - small market town near to the Wyre Forest
- Bucknell, Shropshire
[edit] Local Authorities
- South Shropshire - South Shropshire district
- Bridgnorth - Bridgnorth district
- Shropshire - Shropshire county (county town - Shrewsbury)
[edit] Rivers
- River Clun - starting at Anchor, ends up joining the Teme
- River Teme - flows through Ludlow, before passing into Herefordshire
- River Rea - flows north to south, passes through Cleobury Mortimer
[edit] Historical Attractions
- Stokesay Castle - near Craven Arms
- Ludlow Castle - on the banks of the River Teme in Ludlow
- Offa's Dyke - runs across the Clun Valley area
- Clun Castle - ruins in the town of Clun
[edit] Wildlife
- Peregrine Falcon
- Dipper
- Ring Ouzel
- Merlin
- Curlew
- Tree Sparrow
- Pied Flycatcher
- Barn Owl
- Red Fox
- Badger
- Red Grouse
- Turtle Dove
- Buzzard
- Common Snipe
- Northern Lapwing
- Common Redshank
[edit] Other Attractions
- Clun Forest - remote area of woodland and hills
- Wyre Forest - large woodland, half of which is in Shropshire, the other half in Worcestershire
