Silkie

Silkie

This peculiar chicken had its own dust bath right by the pool at Boscobel House.

Tixall gatehouse from the lake

Tixall gatehouse from canal lake

Tixall gatehouse is a sixteenth century building, all that now remains of a stately home.

As the Staffs & Worcs canal passes it widens into a “lake”, intended to give a scenic view.

Kinver hill fort

Kinver hill fort

The massive ditch and bank on the hill fort on a high point at the end of Kinver Edge.

Kinver hill fort

The fort is further protected from most directions by the steep slopes of the Edge itself.

Kinver hill fort