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An independent group of individuals who share a love of The Wrekin and a determination to see it preserved for the good of its communities, landscape, wildlife and heritage.

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Some promotions about The Wrekin:

The Wrekin Hill
Allan's Twh cover
This book is available for £12.99 from all good booksellers and the Halfway House after the launch on 8th April 2007, or direct from Allan himself, in which case send a Sterling cheque for £12.99 made payable to ALLAN FROST  at 1 Buttermere Drive, Priorslee, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9RE, United Kingdom. Overseas buyers should send an International Money Order for that amount (there is no additional charge for postage for this book).

Wrekin Wraiths, Rebels and Romans
Wrekin Wraiths
The book is available from all good booksellers and the Halfway House on The Wrekin after the official launch at the end of October 2006 or direct from Allan himself, in which case please send a Sterling cheque for £5.99 made payable to ALLAN FROST at 1 Buttermere Drive, Priorslee, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9RE, United Kingdom. If you live outside the United Kingdom, send an International Money Order for £6.99 made payable to Allan Frost at the above address.

Fern Ticket
fernticket.jpg George Evans, the venerable chairman of All Friends Around The Wrekin has a booklet out. Already on its second reprint and the only book about The Wrekin, like ever!

Join George for a walk up and around The Wrekin, learn all the important landmarks and all the historical aspects of The Wrekin.

BTW: A fern ticket is the mythical permit to adventure on The Wrekin or in its magical forest. Couples spotted leaving a dance at the Forest Glen were asked. "Have you got your fern ticket?"

Wrekin Recipes
cookerybook.jpg
Recipes taught to the pupils of Wrekin Road School in 1904 with Emmie Teece's memories of the Wellington area in the years before World War One.
£2.99 All proceeds to the Wrekin Appeal

Available from : Langlands Records, Wellington; Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Abbey Foregate,  Shrewsbury

Donkey Field fauna



Peruse and enjoy

A survey of the Donkey Field Late summer 2011: no special interest was discovered, though 39 recognised species of flora were documented.

The Donkey Field is classed as "improved grassland" and zoned as agricultural land. It is not a site of special scientific interest but just shows the wide variety of plants populating areas adjoining The Wrekin.

Species

English

Agrostis capillaris

Common Bent Grass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Sweet vernal grass

Anthriscus sylvestris

Cow parsley

Arrenatherum elatius

False oat grass

Carex remota

Remote sedge

Centaurea nigra

Knapweed

Cerastium fontanum

Common mouse ear

Cirsium arvense

Creeping thistle

Dactylis glomerata

Cocksfoot grass

Digitalis purpurea

Foxglove

Epipactis helleborine

Broad leaved helleborine

Festuca rubra

Red fescue

Galeopsis tetrahit

Common Hemp Nettle

Glyceria declinata

Small sweet grass

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

Holcus lanatus

Yorkshire Fog

Hypochaeris radicata

Cat's ear

Juncus articulatus

Jointed rush

Juncus effusus

Soft rush

Lathyrus pratensis

Meadow vetchling

Lolium perenne

Perennial ryegrass

Lotus corniculatus

Bird's foot trefoil

Lotus pedunculatus

Greater birds foot trefoil

Matricaria disciodea

Pineappleweed

Myosotis arvensis

Field forget-me -not

Phleum pratense

Timothy grass

Plantago lanceolata

Ribwort plantain

Prunella vulgaris

Selfheal

Ranunculus repens

Creeping buttercup

Rosa canina

Dog Rose

Rubus fruticosa agg

Bramble

Rumex acetosa

Common sorrel

Senecio jacobaea

Ragwort

Stellaria holostea

Greater stitchwort

Taraxacum sp

Dandelion

Trifolium pratense

Red clover

Trifolium repens

White clover

Urticaria dioica

Nettle

Veronica chamaedrys

Germander spreedwell

 

 

Site: "Donkey Field"

Cluddley

SJ 63632 09249

PJ Wysome

August 17th 2011

 



 



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