The new year is just around the corner, so here's a look back at our top 10 shots from the past 12 months.

1. It looks like something from a galaxy far, far away - but this is the Harvest Moon rising over Titterstone Clee. 

The sky was a vivid blend of pink and purple, contrasting with the cool tones of the radar dome below.

I had reached the summit with plenty of time to spare and sat down on a rock, gazing out across the landscape as I listened to the crows calling overhead.

After a while the moon appeared and this was the result - well worth the wait.

2. If you are walking the Shropshire Way in springtime, this is the sight that greets you as you head along Wenlock Edge.

I was on the hunt for bluebells one evening and came across this bright patch of blue near Wilderhope.

I walked as far as the gate in the distance where I stopped to admire the sweeping views of Brown Clee and the Corvedale.

Then it was time to head back down the path and on to my next stop while listening to the competing songs of a skylark and a great reed warbler.

3. It was just me and the birdsong - and a magical sunrise over the Wrekin.

I was standing 12 miles away on Wenlock Edge, watching as layers of mist drifted across the fields near Longville.

A pale pink light filled the sky, turning the familiar landscape into something almost otherworldly. A great start to the day.

4. The last rays of sunset light up the interior of Caractacus’s Cave on Caer Caradoc at Church Stretton.

An incoming shower meant that I had to keep wiping my camera lens to clear it of raindrops that threatened to spoil the picture.

This is the view looking across the Long Mynd towards the Stiperstones on the horizon.

It's a cramped spot and I ended up banging my head on the roof a couple of times!

5. One of my favourite woodland walks in springtime is through the clouds of wild garlic that carpet the route of the old railway line at Much Wenlock.

Remains of the track can still be seen along the Farley Valley and Wenlock Edge, part of a branch line that once connected Wellington with Craven Arms.

The last passenger train pulled out of Much Wenlock station in 1962, and today the woodland echoes to the sound of birdsong rather than steam engines.

6. A magical sunrise in the Clun Valley, with a gentle mist clinging to the fields.

There was a slight chill in the air as the sun rose in the sky, casting long shadows across the landscape.

It was a morning decked out in shades of green, gold and blue, and as I stood in a field above Clun the only sound I could hear was the distant bleating of sheep.

One of A.E. Housman’s ‘quietest places under the sun’.

7. It was the longest day of the year - and here is sunrise over a field of purple phacelia at Beckbury, near Shifnal.

I had set my alarm for 3.30 so that I could get to the location with time to spare, and the only sign of life as I drove along the lanes was the occasional rabbit darting out in front of me.

Not long after I got this shot the mist rolled in across the field and the tree was hidden from view.

8. It’s only a simple scene - a weathered stile leading to a path through a field of gold - but for me this is quintessential Shropshire.

I was out near the Stiperstones one evening when I came across this view not far from Bromlow Callow, looking towards a forested area known as Ganderbeach.

Shropshire has its fair share of majestic hills and historic buildings, but it’s places like this that really resonate with me.

9. A frosty sunrise on the Llangollen Canal at Ellesmere - and it was every bit as cold as it looks.

There were lots of ducks disturbing the reflections, so I had to bide my time and wait for them to move on.

Sometimes, just as the ripples had calmed down, another group of ducks would swim into view and I had to start all over again, so it took a while to get this shot.

10. A pink and gold sunset in the Clun Valley was made even more beautiful by the sight of birds swooping and diving across the sky.

I was taking pictures on Heath Mynd when I heard a fluttering of wings and looked up.

Overhead was a murmuration of starlings, the first I had ever experienced above a sea of mist.

I had to make a rapid lens change but was able to get off a handful of shots before the birds dropped down into the mist and disappeared from sight.

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