Season's Greetings...

... from the Shropshire Hills National Landscape team

During the final team meeting of the year, we shared our 2025 work highlights with each other, some of which we have jotted down as a short newsletter. You may have received this newsletter directly. If not, you can view our 2025 work highlights here.

It’s our conversations with a really wide range of people which are our most memorable moments, and we very much look forward to connecting with many more people in 2026.

Shropshire Hills Conservation Fund

Open for applications

To support practical projects that help the Shropshire Hills to be a beautiful landscape where nature and people thrive together.

Grants in the range of £500 – £2,000.  Priority areas for projects are:

• Conserving and enhancing the natural beauty, landscape, wildlife or heritage of the Shropshire Hills.
• Educational and awareness-raising activities relating to the area and its conservation, especially involving young people.

Applications are for projects to start in April 2026.

how to apply

Whispers of the Hills...

A community art project bringing together people from diverse backgrounds who face challenges related to neurodiversity, mental health, and social isolation.

Ceramicist and environmental educator, Roz Donati, has helped participants from Telford & Wrekin CVS, My Options, Park Lane Centre and Challenging Perceptions to explore the Shropshire Hills' rich history, geology and natural beauty.

Through exploring, observing and listening, participants have immersed themselves into the landscape in ways that activate reflection and presence. The resulting artwork/ installation of Whispers of the Hills is displayed in the Chelsea Gardens, Telford Town Park.

view gallery of photographs