• Country diary: Wind in the willows and much more besides | Jim Perrin

    Country diary: Wind in the willows and much more besides | Jim Perrin
    Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury: I have many memorable sightings of kingfishers, and this is one of my favourites, taken with a pint at a small window tableI raced across the bridge, hanging on to my hat lest the wind ripped it off and it bobbled away downstream on the swollen brown River Severn. Then I slipped down the first turning on the English side, and was soon ensconced at a small window table in the Armoury pub with a pint. I like it here. It’s a regular port of call when I’m this h

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