Shropshire Hills

National Landscape

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Welcome

Welcome to Shropshire Hills National Landscape.  We work in partnership to protect and regenerate the Shropshire Hills landscape for everyone to enjoy.

We hope the information on this website will help you to explore and enjoy the Shropshire Hills, and inspire you to connect with and care for this special landscape.

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photograph of volunteers tree planting in the Shropshire Hills

Shropshire Hills Conservation Fund

Open for applications

To support practical projects that help the Shropshire Hills to be a beautiful landscape where nature and people thrive together.

Grants in the range of £500 – £2,000.  Priority areas for projects are:

  • Conserving and enhancing the natural beauty, landscape, wildlife or heritage of the Shropshire Hills.
  • Educational and awareness-raising activities relating to the area and its conservation, especially involving young people.

Applications are for projects to start in April 2026.

how to apply

Visitor Information - frequently asked questions

Is the National Landscape open this weekend?

How do I get there by public transport?

Where can I park & do I have to pay?

Where can I walk?  What activities can I do?

Overnight accommodation/camping?

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Please follow the Countryside Code when you are out and about in the Shropshire Hills to keep everyone and the environment safe.

Photograph by Ruth Gibson

Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme 

A Defra funding programme which is open to farmers, land managers and landowners (including from the private, public and charity sector) with land within the Shropshire Hills National Landscape.  

You can apply for grants for projects which deliver benefits to your farm and to nature, climate, people and place.

Projects must be completed by 31st March 2029.

Help with form-filling and the application process is available from Alison Jones and Helen Oliver, our Farming in Protected Landscapes Advisers.

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Hello from the team

The Shropshire Hills National Landscape is looked after by a small team working in partnership with local stakeholders and supporters, include landowners, individuals, and representatives from organisations and local interest groups.

We hope you are able to find what you are looking for on this website.

If you have a query, please email or leave a voice message for the relevant team member and they’ll reply or give you a call as soon as they are able.  Not sure who to contact? Meet our team. Or email shropshirehills-nl@shropshire.gov.uk.