Read about the life and work of the Attingham Wardens

Attingham Park is a National Trust property comprising of an 18th Century mansion set in a Repton landscape; the Park and wider Estate includes a deer park, walled garden, several miles of the rivers Severn and Tern, extensive farmland and woodlands.



Friday 1 May 2015

Reaching new heights...

Charley, Jo and Faith ready for a tour!
Today we had an interesting morning that kicked off with an open top bus ride! Starting tomorrow (Saturday 2nd May) Attingham will be one of several popular local destinations for a new sightseeing  tour. The bus will run from Shrewsbury to Attingham, Wroxeter, Ironbridge, Buildwas and Much Wenlock, giving visitors a chance to get off and explore the various destinations if they wish before catching the next bus. Tickets can be bought in advance or on the day, and you can even use your card to pay on the bus. We spent the morning trimming back a few minor branches on the trees to ensure that the bus will not catch them and had a ride to enjoy the beauty of Attingham from a new, higher perspective!

More information on the route, dates, ticket prices etc. can be found here:



This week we also took a trip to Carding Mill Valley and borrowed their tractor and water bowser so that we can give our newly planted trees a good drink - the fine weather of late is fantastic in many ways but we could really do with some rain to give the trees and hedgelines a boost! You may see us over the next few weeks trundling around with the large tank. 

Access to Tern Bridge is open again
We have also reopened the Tern Bridge picnic area so you can once again enjoy the short walk across the Deer Park down to the Bridge and take a seat while you enjoy the view of the Mansion. While I was mowing the area this week a dipper was flying up and down the water, keeping me company. This week has had several other firsts for the year - I saw the first damselfly (a large red) along the Mile Walk, a lapwing for the first time in several years at Berwick New House and Colin has seen swallows near Smethcote barns. 

I also heard a lovely story from two of our regular visitors who also pick litter up for us as they take their walk. Several days before they had been down near the deer park stone bridge and saw an otter with two young pups. As they watched the mother carried them one by one to navigate the weir - the first she carried out of the water and around across the path, then, evidently a bit nervous at being watched, she carried the second up on top of the eel pass before disappearing into the longer vegetation further upstream by the jetty and swimming away. What a brilliant sight to see!
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