The Shropshire Union Canal - 10 Leisure Walks of Discovery Guidebook

Mike Cope was born in a village on the Staffordshire / Shropshire border and within a mile of the Shropshire Union Canal. He lives in Woking, Surrey and has been walking the Berkshire countryside with local and national walking groups for over 15 years. He is a freelance writer for Country Walking magazine, and has published over 30 walking routes for Surrey, Hampshire and Staffordshire. He has a PhD. in analytical chemistry, and when he isn't walking or writing, works as a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry. One of his ancestors (Richard Cope) was once the Chapter Clerk at St George's Chapel, Windsor and Eton College.