Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre The perfect place to begin your exploration of the Shropshire Hills - an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There is loads going on at the centre.
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The perfect place to begin your exploration, or rediscovery, of the Shropshire Hills - an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. We will tell you some of the stories of this varied landscape, its people, its places, and its history and heritage. A visit to the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre will inspire you to explore the area and give you loads of ideas for places to visit and things to see and d

o. You are welcome to just pop in for a coffee or stay for the day - visiting the Secret Hills exhibition, exploring Onny Meadows, taking part in an activity.

We work hard to make the meadows a wonderful place for wildlife, so it's really exciting when we record new species movi...
05/06/2026

We work hard to make the meadows a wonderful place for wildlife, so it's really exciting when we record new species moving in. This week, were were delighted to find this beautiful Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) growing here. The bee orchid is a sneaky mimic - the flower’s velvety lip looks like a female bee. Males fly in to try to mate with it and end up pollinating the flower.

Who or What am I? Answer: Ash The leaves can move in the direction of sunlight, and sometimes the whole crown of the tre...
04/06/2026

Who or What am I? Answer: Ash The leaves can move in the direction of sunlight, and sometimes the whole crown of the tree may lean in the direction of the sun. Yes we’ve had to cut down some because of ash die back, but others are still here.

04/06/2026

Who or What am I? Hint 2: It has compound leaves comprising 3–6 opposite pairs of light green, oval leaflets & one 'terminal' leaflet at the end. The side leaflets have no stem & connect directly onto the mid-rib.
Answer here at 8 tonight.

04/06/2026

Who or What am I? Hint 1: Its leaves are amongst the latest to appear & the first to drop in the autumn, often still green. Both male and female flowers are purple and appear before the leaves in spring, growing in spiked clusters at the tips of twigs. Second hint at noon.

Looks like a certain visitor can’t read the signs 🫣 Or are they just choosing to ignore them?
03/06/2026

Looks like a certain visitor can’t read the signs 🫣

Or are they just choosing to ignore them?

This bag was left in our cafe on Sunday along with another item that we would like to return to its owner. If you think ...
02/06/2026

This bag was left in our cafe on Sunday along with another item that we would like to return to its owner.

If you think the items are yours, please get in touch.

May half term was certainly a warm one 😎 And didn’t we make the most of it! The sun proudly supported our sun dial time-...
30/05/2026

May half term was certainly a warm one 😎

And didn’t we make the most of it! The sun proudly supported our sun dial time-telling and we enjoyed exploring and learning all about our Stars and Planets 💫

Huge thanks to everyone that came along! Another sold out week and we love that you love these activities as much as we do 🧡

Our meadows have been super busy during the recent spell of weather, but we've been so pleased to see the area has staye...
29/05/2026

Our meadows have been super busy during the recent spell of weather, but we've been so pleased to see the area has stayed so clean and tidy. Thank you to everyone who helps keep this place a safe and beautiful place for people and wildlife 🙂

Who or What am I? Answer: False ladybird or Endomychus coccineus All that glitters is not gold and all little black and...
28/05/2026

Who or What am I? Answer: False ladybird or Endomychus coccineus All that glitters is not gold and all little black and red beetles are not ladybirds. The easiest way to tell it is not a ladybird is that its antennae do not have a ‘club’ at the ends.

Address

School Road
Craven Arms
SY79RS

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+441588676060

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