The Wrekin

The Wrekin, one of Shropshire's best-known landmarks, is the subject of this gallery of photographs.

This iconic hill dominates the landscape around Telford and Ironbridge, offering spectacular views in all directions.

It has been suggested that it may have been the inspiration for J R R Tolkien's Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings.

The author lived in the West Midlands and paid frequent visits to Shropshire.

The Wrekin lies within the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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Dawn breaks over the Wrekin, seen from the slopes of the Lawley in the Shropshire Hills.
Sunset casts a golden light on the summit of the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Early morning light on the Wrekin, seen from the Ercall, Shropshire.
Autumn colours on the Wrekin, seen from the Ercall, Shropshire.
Harvest time beneath the Wrekin in Shropshire.
A view of the River Severn and the Wrekin seen from the village of Cressage, Shropshire, England.
Evening autumn light on the Wrekin in Shropshire.
Two walkers look out over the Shropshire Hills from a snow-covered Wrekin, Shropshire.
Walkers on the summit of the Wrekin in Shropshire.
Walkers on the Wrekin enjoy a view of the Stretton Hills in Shropshire.
The Wrekin and River Severn seen from Cressage, near Much Wenlock, Shropshire.
Autumn colour on the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
Autumn colour on the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
Sunset over the Wrekin seen from Nordy Bank on Brown Clee, Shropshire.
Storm clouds over a wheat field beneath the Wrekin, Shropshire.
A field of oilseed rape beneath the Wrekin near Telford in Shropshire, England.
Autumn leaves along the Beech Walk on the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
Bluebells growing on the slopes of the Wrekin in Shropshire.
Bluebells on the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
Autumn colour on the Ercall, near the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Deciduous trees on the slopes of the Ercall, near the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Deciduous trees on the slopes of the Ercall, near the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Sunight filters through trees covered in snow and ice on the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
Mist surrounds the Wrekin and the Ercall at sunrise, seen from the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Low-lying mist around the Wrekin, seen from the Long Mynd, Shropshire.
Snow and frost covered trees near the summit of the Wrekin, Shropshire.
A carpet of bluebells framed by the branch of a tree on the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
Sunset highlights a rocky outcrop on the Wrekin, near Telford, Shropshire.
Monochrome image of trees on the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
Monochrome image of a tree and twisted roots on the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
Reaching for the sky
South Shropshire countryside from the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
An oilseed rape field beneath the Wrekin near Telford, Shropshire, England.
Stormclouds over Shropshire seen from a rain soaked Wrekin, England.
A panoramic view of an oilseed rape field, looking to the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
The River Severn and the Wrekin seen from the village of Cressage, Shropshire, England.
A field of oilseed rape beneath the Wrekin near Telford in Shropshire, England.
Oilseed rape growing in a field beneath the Wrekin near Telford, Shropshire, England.
The Wrekin and River Severn seen between the balustrades of Cressage Bridge at Cressage, Shropshire, England.
The Wrekin and River Severn seen between the balustrades of Cressage Bridge at Cressage, Shropshire, England.
An oilseed rape field beneath the Wrekin near Telford in Shropshire, England.
An oilseed rape field beneath the Wrekin near Telford in Shropshire, England.
Bluebells silhouetted at sunrise on Ercall Hill, near the Wrekin in Shropshire.
Walkers on the summit of the Wrekin in Shropshire.
A man standing on top of the Wrekin looking out over Shropshire, England.
Sunset on the summit of the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
Autumn sunset on the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
Sunset picks out the toposcope on the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
The Beech Walk in autumn, the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
Snow and frost covers trees on the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
Sunlight on frozen trees and snow, the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
Frozen trees and snow on the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
A bluebell woodland on the Wrekin in Shropshire, England.
Walking through a bluebell wood on the Wrekin, Shropshire, England.
A carpet of bluebells on the Wrekin in Shropshire, England.
Oak tree canopy in The Ercall woods, Shropshire, England.
Black and white study of the Wrekin seen from the Ercall, Shropshire, England.
Bluebells on the Ercall, Shropshire, England.
A carpet of bluebells on the slopes of the Wrekin in Shropshire.
A group of bluebells growing on the Wrekin in Shropshire.
Sunset over Shropshire's blue remembered hills seen from the Wrekin, near Telford, Shropshire.
Sycamore leaves highlighted in spring sunshine on the Wrekin hill, Shropshire.
Sycamore leaves highlighted in spring sunshine on the Wrekin hill, Shropshire.
Sunrise beside the Wrekin seen from the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Autumn colour in woodland on the Ercall, adjacent to the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Harvest time beneath the Wrekin in Shropshire.
Harvest time beneath the Wrekin in Shropshire.
The Wrekin and River Severn seen from Cressage, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
The Wrekin and River Severn seen from Cressage, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Bluebells on the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Oilseed rape fields and the Wrekin, near Harley, Shropshire.
Beech trees in autumn on the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Beech trees in autumn on the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Autumn colours in woodland on the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Early morning sun and shadows on a leafy autumn path on the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Early morning sun and shadows on a leafy autumn path on the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Autumn sun and shadows across a woodland path on the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Wheat field beneath the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Dramatic clouds over Shropshire, seen from the Wrekin.
Dramatic clouds over Ironbridge Power Station, seen from the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Dawn breaks over the Wrekin, seen from Caer Caradoc, Shropshire.
Early morning light on straw bales beneath the Wrekin, Shropshire.
Storm clouds over the Wrekin, beneath a wheat field, Shropshire.
Storm clouds over the Wrekin, beneath a wheat field, Shropshire.
Early morning light on the Wrekin and the Ercall, Shropshire.
Autumn colours on the Wrekin, seen from the Ercall, Shropshire.
Autumn colours on the Ercall, near the Wrekin, Shropshire.
A magnificent beech tree on the Wrekin, Shropshire.
The Beech Walk on the Wrekin in autumn, Shropshire.
The Beech Walk on the Wrekin in autumn, Shropshire.

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