Attingham Ragwort

Tuesday saw a huge gathering of Shropshire rangers, wardens and volunteers. Over 20 joined forces at Attingham to wage war on the ragwort, making a huge impact. This follows the success of the mega bracken bash here at Carding Mill Valley.

Visit from Spogo

Iwan Thomas, Olympian and 400m record holder, joined five sport enthusiasts from Spogo, on a visit to Carding Mill Valley and Attingham Park. Spogo is an online sports directory, funded a Sports England Grant and designed to make it easier to find sporting oppurtunities near you, The team were here to try mountain biking and running, accompanied by keen runner Chris Dunkerley, Assistant Ranger at Wenlock Edge. While at Attingham they had a go at orienteering. As you can see in the video below, they were blown away by the stunning views here. It really is the 'ultimate gym with a view'!

The National Trust are pushing to get more people off their computers and out into the countryside. Its easy to find something to suit you. Have a look on the Spogo website for something near you: https://spogo.co.uk/

A Visit From Attingham Park

Last Friday Carding Mill Valley's Education Officer Chris Stratton had a very different set of people to teach: instead of his normal groups of school children, Chris was teaching some of the Education Team from National Trust's Attingham Park! He showed them the type of activities he does with school groups, which range from the youngest primary school children to students studying for their GCSEs. These activities include pond dipping, bird watching and orienteering, but their favourite was using the microscopes! The Attingham Team are planning to try this out for themselves so they can expand their department.



The Attingham Park Team and Chris