See Shrewsbury’s wildlife from your bike

A new seven-mile Wildlife and Waterways cycle ride takes you along quiet roads and cycle tracks to visit a number of Shrewsbury’s best spots for wildlife, including the Old Canal, River Severn, Old River Bed Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Rea Brook Valley.

It’s the latest in the family-friendly rides series from Shropshire Council’s Cycle Shrewsbury team and has been produced with the help of officers from the natural environment and countryside teams.

The ride leaflet has detailed directions and useful information such as the location of shops and children’s play areas, as well as photos of some of the rare plants and wildlife that can be seen in the heart of Shrewsbury.

The leaflet is published to coincide with the Darwin Festival this month
(February 2011).

Martin Taylor-Smith, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for transport and
IT, said:

“We hope that this new leaflet will encourage people to follow Darwin’s example, and go out and discover Shrewsbury’s wildlife. Cycle Shrewsbury has put in a number of improvements to cycle routes around town which has made it easier to design our family-friendly rides. We’ve also put in cycle parking at popular destinations; watch out for new cycle stands in the Rea Valley which the countryside team will be installing in the spring.”