Earl's Hill Audio Guide

This distinctive, humped hill has volcanic origins, created by layers of lava that burst out of fissures in the rocks some 650 million years ago. An Iron Age hill fort was built on its lofty summit around 600 BC and in 1964 it became the Shropshire Wildlife Trust's first nature reserve.

During the spring and summer months the Wood Lane podcast team worked closely with the Shropshire Wildlife Trust to produce the first audio guide to Earl's Hill.  The route is divided into an introduction and eight audio points.  If you visit Earl's Hill you will find the audio points marked on posts or gates.  The guide is in mp3 format and can be downloaded to portable players, PDA, mobile phones and to certain  satellite navigators which have a built in mp3 player.  Whichever device is used it must have sufficient space to hold a 20mb file.

Due to the large file size downloads are only recommended for those with a broadband connection.

For those wishing to listen to the audio file on line we would recommend clicking HERE and then selecting the appropriate audio point.

The audio guide can also be downloaded as a single file from the Shropshire Wildlife Trust website by clicking HERE and following the instructions given.  Alternatively the complete guide, split into the different audio points and including the GPS positions, can be downloaded in zipped format by clicking HERE. 

By downloading the zipped file from Geovative, those equipped with suitable satellite navigators, such as the Garmin Nuvi 660, will find that when visiting Earl's Hill the audio will play automatically as they approach the proximity of the markers.  Other suitable  Garmin satellite navigators are listed on the Geovative website.

The Wood Lane podcast team would like to thank all those involved in the production of our first audio guide.