by Rea Valley | May 22, 2026 | Rea Valley News
Six of us met at the Gatten Valley Daffodil Field car park with the sun shining and a cold chill in the air. This car park has a donation box in place raising money for Marie Curie. 170,000 daffodils were planted in November 2015, and the spring of 2026 marks the...
by Rea Valley | May 12, 2026 | Rea Valley News
A Walk of Two Worlds We set off on a chilly, overcast day from the Pontesford and Earls Hill carpark heading towards the scree and woodland path. Soon we discovered some old wood with some fine black fungal fruiting bodies. These hard, fruiting bodies resemble burnt...
by Rea Valley | Feb 21, 2026 | Rea Valley News
The rain in Shropshire has been relentless the last few weeks and finally there was a break in the weather just in time for our monthly walk. A group of 20 people gathered at the Snailbeach Car Park energised by the warm bright weather and the Valentine’s chocolate...
by Rea Valley | Feb 13, 2026 | Rea Valley News
Saturday 7th February – 10am to 1pm led by a local bryologist, Dan Wrench. A group of 15 gathered on a damp morning in the Pontesford Hill Car Park armed with hand lenses and ready to learn more from Dan about the bryophytes growing locally around the hill. We started...
by Rea Valley | Feb 13, 2026 | Rea Valley News
Hosted at Habberley Village Hall, the Rea Valley Community Wildlife Group shared a round-up of 2025 activities, potential volunteering opportunities and information on walks and events taking place in 2026. Kat Edwards-White provided a welcome to 32 attendees and Ben...
