The Crannog

What on earth is “The Crannog”? Well the dictionary defines a ‘crannog’ as a man made island and is an old Celtic word. In our case, the Crannog is indeed a small island situated at the southern end of the park at one end of Grange Pool. Once on the island it is an ideal place for watching the wildlife on Grange Pool. The Friends have recently completed work on this site to improve the accessibility to include wheelchair access and also to construct a living willow shelter that serves as a hide.

The Friends are pleased to announce the award of £2760 from “Awards for All” part of the Big Lottery to reinstate the bridge at the Crannog on Grange Pool. This was installed recently by Shropshire Council and further work will now be undertaken by the Friends to make the whole site accessible again for nature watching. It is the longer term aim of the Friends to install a wheelchair friendly path as soon as further funding is available. A living willow hide has recently been constructed from which to watch the bird life on the lake. A leaflet outlining the benefits of the crannog has also been produced and is available to download via the links on the left hand side of this page. If you would like to assist us in important work of a similar nature please get in touch via our contact page. Thank you.