Sheep grazing on Caer Caradoc at Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Stretton Hills
The volcanic rocks of the Stretton Hills in Shropshire are among some of the oldest in Britain. They were formed about 560 million years ago and provide spectacular views across the surrounding countryside.
Caer Caradoc and Helmeth Hill seen from Ragleth Hill, Shropshire.
The Gaer Stone on Hope Bowdler Hill, Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Autumn at Callow Hollow, Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Winter mist and snow on the Long Mynd, Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Winter mist rolls over Helmeth, Hazler and Ragleth hills, seen from Caradoc, Shropshire.
Winter mist rolls over Willstone Hill and Wenlock Edge, seen from Caradoc, Shropshire.
Hope Bowdler and Caer Caradoc, Church Stretton, Shropshire.
The view along Willstone Hill, near Church Stretton, Shropshire.
The Quinny Brook in Ashes Hollow, near Little Stretton, Shropshire.
Looking towards Caer Caradoc and Hope Bowdler from above Batch Valley on the Long Mynd, Shropshire.
Looking across Batch Valley on the Long Mynd towards Hazler Hill and Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Long Mynd ponies above the mist, Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Evening light on the lower slopes of Caradoc and the Lawley, Shropshire.
A path along the ramparts on Caer Caradoc, with the Lawley and the Wrekin amid the mist.
A lone walker at sunset on Caradoc, with a temperature inversion above Church Stretton, Shropshrie.
Two sheep on the Long Mynd in front of Caer Caradoc, the Lawley and the Wrekin in Shropshire.
The Long Mynd and Edgton seen from Burrow Hill, Shropshire.
The Lawley and the Wrekin, seen from the Long Mynd.
Drovers' road on Adstone Hill, Shropshire.
Hay bales beneath the Long Mynd, Shropshire.
Morning mist over the Long Mynd, Shropshire.
The summit of the Lawley at sunrise, near Church Stretton, Shropshire.
The Quinny Brook winds through Ashes Hollow, near Little Stretton, Shropshire.
The Lawley and Wrekin at dawn, seen from Caradoc, Shropshire.
Quinny Brook flows through Ashes Hollow, near Little Stretton, Shropshire.
A blanket of fog envelops Helmeth Hill, and Hazler Hill, seen from Caradoc, Shropshire.
Early morning fog over Church Stretton, seen from Caradoc, Shropshire.
Wild ponies amid the heather on the Long Mynd, Shropshire.
Batch Valley and the Long Mynd with the village of All Stretton, seen from Caradoc, Shropshire.
Evening light on the Lawley, seen from Caer Caradoc, Shropshire.
The Stretton Hills and the Wrekin at sunrise, seen from the Long Mynd, Shropshire.
Straw bales near Edgton, with the Long Mynd, Shropshire.
The Stretton Hills rise above the clouds, seen from the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Sheep being herded along a lane beneath Caer Caradoc, Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Early morning fog over WIllstone Hill, seen from Caradoc, Shropshire, with the Clee Hills on the horizon.
South Shropshire countryside seen from the west side of the Long Mynd, Shropshire.
Early morning fog over Helmeth Hill and Ragleth, seen from Caradoc, Shropshire.
Snow and ice on the summit of Caer Caradoc, Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Caer Caradoc and Ragleth rise above the swirls of early morning mist in south Shropshire.
Looking down Carding Mill Valley, the Long Mynd, Shropshire.
Winter sunrise on Caer Caradoc, near Church Stretton, with the Lawley and the Wrekin.
Autumn colours at New Pool Hollow on the Long Mynd, Shropshire.
Evening light on Caer Caradoc and the Lawley, Shropshire.
Rainbow over the Long Mynd, seen from the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Early morning light picks out a frozen pool on the summit of Caer Caradoc, Shropshire.
Dawn breaks over the Wrekin, seen from the slopes of the Lawley in the Shropshire Hills.
A hot air balloon over Shropshire, seen from the Wrekin, with the Stretton Hills in the distance.
A field of oilseed rape in bloom beneath a snow-covered Caer Caradoc, Shropshire.
A snow-covered Caer Caradoc at Church Stretton, Shropshire.
The Lawley seen from Caer Caradoc, with the Wrekin on the horizon, Shropshire.
Evening light on Caer Caradoc and the Lawley, Shropshire, with the Wrekin in the distance.
Horses grazing with Adstone Hill and the Long Mynd on the horizon, Shropshire.
Evening light on the Lawley, Shropshire, seen from Caer Caradoc, with the Wrekin in the distance.
Caer Caradoc, the Lawley and the Wrekin seen from the Long Mynd, Shropshire.
Bluebells at sunrise on Helmeth Hill, near Church Stretton, Shropshire.
A path through bluebells in Helmeth Wood on Helmeth Hill, near Church Stretton, Shropshire.
The Flying Scotsman pulls the Cathedrals Express past the Lawley in the Shropshire Hills near Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Winter sunrise on the Long Mynd, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England.
Wild ponies on the Long Mynd after overnight snow, Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Walkers and their dogs on the summit of the Lawley, Shropshire.
Sheep on Caer Caradoc overlooking Church Stretton and the Long Mynd, Shropshire.
A flock of sheep in a blizzard on Hazler Hill, Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Three Fingers Rock during a blizzard on Caer Caradoc, Shropshire.
A snow-covered Caer Caradoc at Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Helmeth Hill and Caer Caradoc seen from Hazler Hill in winter, Church Stretton, Shropshire.
A stream in Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton, Shropshire.
A panoramic view of a pool on the Long Mynd with Caer Caradoc and the Lawley, Shropshire.
Church Stretton and the Long Mynd seen from Caer Caradoc, Shropshire.
Three wild pones on the Long Mynd, Shropshire.
Autumn sunshine highlights the western slopes of the Long Mynd, seen from Heath Mynd, Shropshire.
Wild pony on the Long Mynd at sunrise, Shropshire.
Mist rolls over Wilstone Hill, seen from the Long Mynd, Shropshire.
South Shropshire countryside seen from Caer Caradoc, Shropshire.
Evening light on Caer Caradoc and Church Stretton, seen from Ragleth Hill, Shropshire.
Purple heather on the Long Mynd and Burway Hill, Shropshire. Seen on the horizon are, from left, the Wrekin, the Lawley and Caer Caradoc.
A pool on the Long Mynd with Caer Caradoc and the Lawley, Shropshire.
A pool on the Long Mynd with Caer Caradoc and the Lawley, Shropshire.
A rainbow beside the Lawley with the Wrekin on the horizon, seen from Caer Caradoc, Shropshire.
Autumn countryside beneath the western slopes of the Long Mynd, Shropshire.
Church Stretton nestling under the Long Mynd below Townbrook Valley, Shropshire.
Sunrise seen from the summit of Caer Caradoc, near Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Helmeth Hill and Caer Caradoc, seen from Hazler Hill, Shropshire.
Pony and foal amid the heather on the Long Mynd above Church Stretton, Shropshire, England.
Early morning light on Caer Caradoc in the Shropshire Hills.
Sunrise on Hope Bowdler Hill, looking to Caer Caradoc, Shropshire.
Early morning light on the Lawley, seen from Caer Caradoc, Shropshire.
Evening light on Caer Caradoc, seen from Hope Bowdler Hill, Shropshire.
Willstone Hill, Wenlock Edge and the Clee Hills seen from Caer Caradoc, near Church Stretton, Shropshire.
The Stretton Hills rising out of the mist, seen from the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Hope Bowdler under snow at Church Stretton, looking towards Titterstone Clee, Shropshire.
Helmeth Hill, Caer Caradoc and Hope Bowdler, seen from Hazler Hill in winter, Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Dramatic evening light on the Long Mynd, seen from the Wrekin, Shropshire.
The town of Church Stretton, seen from Ragleth Hill, Shropshire.
Winter snow in Carding Mill Valley, near Church Stretton, Shropshire, England.
South Shropshire countryside under a blanket of mist, seen from the Long Mynd, England.
Mist over south Shropshire, seen from the Long Mynd, near Church Stretton, England.
Winter walkers in the snow at Carding Mill Valley, near Church Stretton, Shropshire, England.
Carding Mill Valley and Church Stretton, seen from Hope Bowdler, Shropshire.
A rainbow near the Lawley, seen from Caer Caradoc, near Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Rain clouds over south Shropshire seen from Caer Caradoc, near Church Stretton.
Golfing in the Shropshire Hills on the Long Mynd at Church Stretton, Shropshire, England.
Wild ponies on the Long Mynd in winter, Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Early morning light on Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England.
Wild ponies on the Long Mynd after overnight snow, Church Stretton, Shropshire.
Caer Caradoc, seen from Hope Bowdler Hill, Shropshire, England.
Walkers in snow beneath Gaer Stone, near Church Stretton, Shropshire, England.
Caer Caradoc seen from Hope Bowdler Hill, Shropshire, England.
A panoramic view of Church Stretton seen from Caer Caradoc, Shropshire.
The town of Church Stretton nestles under the Long Mynd in Shropshire.
A walker enjoys the view of Caer Caradoc seen from the Lawley, Shropshire.
The town of Church Stretton and Carding Mill Valley seen from Gaer Stone in South Shropshire.
Frozen Pole Cottage pond on the Long Mynd in winter, Shropshire.
Frozen grass under the ice on a Long Mynd pool, Shropshire.
Early morning light on Caer Caradoc in the Shropshire Hills. The Lawley can be seen in the middle distance, with the Wrekin on the horizon.
Winter sunrise on Caer Caradoc and the Lawley, Stretton Hills, Shropshire. The Wrekin can be seen in the far distance.
Evening light on Caer Caradoc, seen from Ragleth Hill, Shropshire.