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Hooles Plantation

Wood, Forest in Shropshire

England

Hooles Plantation

In the cutting near Cheswardine Road Bridge The canal here, just south of the cutting, starts to widen again. Daft Dog is wondering if he's allowed a swim (no, is the answer.)
In the cutting near Cheswardine Road Bridge Credit: Richard Law

Hooles Plantation is a woodland area located in Shropshire, England. Covering an extensive area, the plantation is renowned for its rich biodiversity and stunning natural beauty. Nestled within the county's picturesque landscape, it offers visitors a tranquil and immersive experience in the heart of nature.

The plantation is primarily composed of deciduous trees, including oak, beech, and birch, creating a diverse and vibrant forest ecosystem. These trees provide a habitat for a wide range of wildlife, such as deer, squirrels, and a variety of bird species, making it a popular spot for nature enthusiasts and birdwatchers.

Hooles Plantation boasts well-maintained walking trails that wind through the woodland, allowing visitors to explore its enchanting surroundings. These trails offer a chance to witness the seasonal changes in the flora and fauna, with colorful wildflowers blooming in the spring and vibrant foliage in the autumn.

The plantation is also home to a small, serene lake, adding to its natural charm. This tranquil waterbody attracts various aquatic species, including ducks and other waterfowl, offering visitors the opportunity to observe and appreciate the diverse array of life within the plantation.

Additionally, Hooles Plantation has picnic areas and benches strategically placed throughout the woodland, providing visitors with the perfect spots to relax and enjoy the peaceful ambiance. The plantation is open to the public year-round, offering a haven for those seeking a serene escape from the bustling urban environment.

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In the cutting near Cheswardine Road Bridge The canal here, just south of the cutting, starts to widen again. Daft Dog is wondering if he's allowed a swim (no, is the answer.)
In the cutting near Cheswardine Road Bridge
The canal here, just south of the cutting, starts to widen again. Daft Dog is wondering if he's allowed a swim (no, is the answer.)
Cheswardine Road Bridge The start of the narrow Woodseaves cutting, which heads up towards Tyrley Locks on the outskirts of Market Drayton.
Cheswardine Road Bridge
The start of the narrow Woodseaves cutting, which heads up towards Tyrley Locks on the outskirts of Market Drayton.
Towards Cheswarding Bridge On the Shropshire Union Canal.
Towards Cheswarding Bridge
On the Shropshire Union Canal.
Cheswardine Road Bridge Grade II listed. Listing number 1308054. Canal bridge. Circa 1830. Thomas Telford and Alexander Easton, engineers. Dressed red sandstone with tooled ashlar dressings. Elliptical arch with voussoirs and raised keystone. Flat string course, and parapet with square end piers and rounded coping. Slightly battered and curved abutments. Oval cast-iron number plate.
Cheswardine Road Bridge
Grade II listed. Listing number 1308054. Canal bridge. Circa 1830. Thomas Telford and Alexander Easton, engineers. Dressed red sandstone with tooled ashlar dressings. Elliptical arch with voussoirs and raised keystone. Flat string course, and parapet with square end piers and rounded coping. Slightly battered and curved abutments. Oval cast-iron number plate.
Canal at Cheswardine Bridge in Shropshire This is the Shropshire Union Canal at Cheswardine Bridge (No 56), and looking south-east towards Norbury and Gnosall. The canal is narrow and shallow. The towpath can be very muddy. Speeds rarely exceed 2mph, and are often less, with careful steering required when passing a narrowboat going in the opposite direction.
Canal at Cheswardine Bridge in Shropshire
This is the Shropshire Union Canal at Cheswardine Bridge (No 56), and looking south-east towards Norbury and Gnosall. The canal is narrow and shallow. The towpath can be very muddy. Speeds rarely exceed 2mph, and are often less, with careful steering required when passing a narrowboat going in the opposite direction.
Woodseaves Cutting at Cheswardine Bridge, Shropshire This is the Shropshire Union Canal at Cheswardine Road Bridge (No 56), and looking south-east towards Norbury and Gnosall. The canal is narrow and shallow. The towpath can be very muddy. Speeds rarely exceed 2mph, and are often less, with careful steering required when passing a narrowboat going in the opposite direction.
Woodseaves Cutting at Cheswardine Bridge, Shropshire
This is the Shropshire Union Canal at Cheswardine Road Bridge (No 56), and looking south-east towards Norbury and Gnosall. The canal is narrow and shallow. The towpath can be very muddy. Speeds rarely exceed 2mph, and are often less, with careful steering required when passing a narrowboat going in the opposite direction.
Woodseaves Cutting The long, straight, deep and narrow cutting carries the Shroppy through a low hill between Woodseaves and Chipnall.
Woodseaves Cutting
The long, straight, deep and narrow cutting carries the Shroppy through a low hill between Woodseaves and Chipnall.
Shropshire Union Canal - Woodseaves Cutting Woodseaves Cutting on the Shropshire Union Canal south of Market Drayton is a little over 1½ miles long and as much as 20m (66') deep. Most of it is cut through solid rock as can be seen here.
Shropshire Union Canal - Woodseaves Cutting
Woodseaves Cutting on the Shropshire Union Canal south of Market Drayton is a little over 1½ miles long and as much as 20m (66') deep. Most of it is cut through solid rock as can be seen here.
Woodseaves Cutting in Shropshire This is the Shropshire Union Canal near Cheswardine, and looking south-east towards Norbury and Gnosall. The canal is narrow and shallow. The towpath can be very muddy. Speeds rarely exceed 2mph, and are often less, with careful steering required when passing a narrowboat going in the opposite direction.
Woodseaves Cutting in Shropshire
This is the Shropshire Union Canal near Cheswardine, and looking south-east towards Norbury and Gnosall. The canal is narrow and shallow. The towpath can be very muddy. Speeds rarely exceed 2mph, and are often less, with careful steering required when passing a narrowboat going in the opposite direction.
Narrowboat in Woodseaves Cutting, Shropshire This is the Shropshire Union Canal near Cheswardine, and looking south-east towards Norbury and Gnosall. The canal is narrow and shallow. The towpath can be very muddy. Speeds rarely exceed 2mph, and are often less, with careful steering required when passing a narrowboat going in the opposite direction. Narrowboat "Willow" is waiting for me to pass. We will both probably scrape the bottom.
Narrowboat in Woodseaves Cutting, Shropshire
This is the Shropshire Union Canal near Cheswardine, and looking south-east towards Norbury and Gnosall. The canal is narrow and shallow. The towpath can be very muddy. Speeds rarely exceed 2mph, and are often less, with careful steering required when passing a narrowboat going in the opposite direction. Narrowboat "Willow" is waiting for me to pass. We will both probably scrape the bottom.
Cheswardine Hall Cheswardine Hall is about half a mile from the village of Cheswardine and is an example of a Victorian landowner's country house. There is a beautiful sweep of rhododendrons bordering the drive up to the house. See <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://cheswardinemanor.googlepages.com/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://cheswardinemanor.googlepages.com/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> for some history of the house.
Cheswardine Hall
Cheswardine Hall is about half a mile from the village of Cheswardine and is an example of a Victorian landowner's country house. There is a beautiful sweep of rhododendrons bordering the drive up to the house. See LinkExternal link for some history of the house.
Cheswardine Hall Charles Donaldson-Hudson originally had the house built in 1875 to a design by John MacVicar Anderson. This replaced an earlier partially-built house (known as The Hill, Chipnall) that had been purchased by Thomas Hudson (the great uncle of Charles Donaldson-Hudson) along with the Cheswardine Estate around 1833. In 1950 the hall was bought by the Brothers of Christian Instruction (also known as the La Mennais Brothers or Mennaisians), a teaching order founded in Brittany, for use as a Juniorate for boys, and named St Edward's College. In 1969 it was purchased by the Morgan Building Company for conversion into a leisure centre, but this did not occur. In 1972 the hall was sold to a Mr & Mrs Brunt and used as an Approved School. In 1984 it was sold to Mr & Mrs Stephen Poole for use as a residential and nursing home.
Cheswardine Hall
Charles Donaldson-Hudson originally had the house built in 1875 to a design by John MacVicar Anderson. This replaced an earlier partially-built house (known as The Hill, Chipnall) that had been purchased by Thomas Hudson (the great uncle of Charles Donaldson-Hudson) along with the Cheswardine Estate around 1833. In 1950 the hall was bought by the Brothers of Christian Instruction (also known as the La Mennais Brothers or Mennaisians), a teaching order founded in Brittany, for use as a Juniorate for boys, and named St Edward's College. In 1969 it was purchased by the Morgan Building Company for conversion into a leisure centre, but this did not occur. In 1972 the hall was sold to a Mr & Mrs Brunt and used as an Approved School. In 1984 it was sold to Mr & Mrs Stephen Poole for use as a residential and nursing home.
Cheswardine Road Bridge This bridge, no. 56, carries the Cheswardine - Woodseaves road over the Shropshire Union Canal at the point where the canal enters the deep, narrow and rather forbidding Woodseaves cutting.
Cheswardine Road Bridge
This bridge, no. 56, carries the Cheswardine - Woodseaves road over the Shropshire Union Canal at the point where the canal enters the deep, narrow and rather forbidding Woodseaves cutting.
Cheswardine bridge (No 56), Shropshire Union Canal, Shropshire After more than a mile in the oppressive dank gloom of Woodseaves Cutting, the canal leads into open countryside beyond Cheswardine Bridge, most of which IS in this square, whatever the map says here!
Cheswardine bridge (No 56), Shropshire Union Canal, Shropshire
After more than a mile in the oppressive dank gloom of Woodseaves Cutting, the canal leads into open countryside beyond Cheswardine Bridge, most of which IS in this square, whatever the map says here!
Coal Brook The ponds are just visible in the centre of the picture. Chipnall Wood tops the ground behind.
Coal Brook
The ponds are just visible in the centre of the picture. Chipnall Wood tops the ground behind.
Chipnall Looking north east towards Chipnall Farm and Chipnall Hall Farm. The properties on the left of this road, numbering six in total, were built as estate workers cottages by the Donaldson-Hudson family from Cheswardine Hall.
Chipnall
Looking north east towards Chipnall Farm and Chipnall Hall Farm. The properties on the left of this road, numbering six in total, were built as estate workers cottages by the Donaldson-Hudson family from Cheswardine Hall.
Tag Lane Looking west towards Chipnall Wood.
Tag Lane
Looking west towards Chipnall Wood.
Chipnall Wood south of Tag Lane Looking south west towards the southern part of the wood.
Chipnall Wood south of Tag Lane
Looking south west towards the southern part of the wood.
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Hooles Plantation is located at Grid Ref: SJ7130 (Lat: 52.874942, Lng: -2.4204262)

Unitary Authority: Shropshire

Police Authority: West Mercia

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