2016 Walking photographs
Waterfall at Clapham
Clapham Church
Fascinating tree shapes
What is it ?
Clapham Beck
A pause
Along Clapdale Drive
Bridge by Ingleborough Cave entrance
Towards Trow Gill
Onwards and up!
The “Bridge Photo”!
Looking towards Clapham Bottoms
And on up to Long Lane
Snow on Ingleborough
Long Lane down to Clapham
The farm at Clapdale
Many puddles on Long Lane!
The final stretch
Barbon Church
Barbon Church
Admiring shapes of trees on the Dent road
Barbondale
Looking towards Castle Knott
Barbondale
Barbon High Fell
Barbon High Fell
Our lunch spot
Hills of the Lake District
Distant wind turbines
Across the very muddy fields to Barbon
Pastoral landscape
Barbon Manor Woods
Barbon Beck
Through the woods
Barbon Beck
The Geology Lesson
A Bridge Too Far!
Safety talk from our Walks leader?
Looking up Barbondale
The climb up towards Bullpot Farm
Trouble with the gate!
Waiting at Bullpot Farm for the explorers
Looking across to Leck Fell
View towards the west
Beautiful light for the trees
Goldsworthy sheepfold sculpture
Mud, mud everywhere!
Heading back towards Barbon
Whelprigg House
The walkers looking forward to tea in Barbon
Gargrave Canal
Kitting Up
Sizergh
The Briefing
The Briefing
Up through the woods
Snowdrops
A pause before starting the Scout Scar climb
Let’s see what we can see!
View down into the Lyth Valley
Onwards and up!
A better view of the Lyth Valley as we get higher
Just checking where we are!
Looking out to the estuary
Getting towards our lunch spot
Looking north
Our lunch spot comes into view
Trees on limestone
The advance party return to the Mushroom lunch spot
The “Bridge” photo
Now more light on the estuary
Heading steeply down towards Brigsteer
Into the woods!
And of course more mud!
Arnside to Grange railway bridge (far away)
Arnside Knott and the bridge
Back at Sizergh Castle
A squeeze to start
then into a spacious field to Dovehouse Lane
Farleton Fell ahead
blue sky and sunshine
a meandering beck
plenty of gorse out
Number 100 is looking for a mother
still alone
Puddlemire Lane is very dry!
chevrolets
wild daffs
a pause along the way
a long straight wall over Newbiggin Crags
passing by the Crags
walking west – with 2 extras going our way
reedmace – in an old dewpond perhaps
hazy views
belted Galloways
a closer look
a rock-bound tree
Holme Park Quarry
limestone pavement with erratics
the sheer walls of the quarry face
limestone erratics on limestone stumps
lunch, with the Lakes hills in the distance
… and the M6 twisting away
off again
pitted limestone on the pavement
the erratics are much less pitted
out to Morecambe Bay
the motorway(L) and the canal (R)
sloping up
… or down?
east towards our western Dales
looking back
the cairn on Farleton Knott
across to the Lake District hills – a bit clearer now through binoculars
a very big gorse patch to avoid on the way down!
catkins on the hazel
the bridge picture
celandine
reflections
along the towpath
looking back to Farleton Fell
overflow into a beck under the canal
the end
refreshment
Orton
over the first stile
14 of us walking in fine weather
cloudy over the How Gills, to the south of us
little lambs
queuing at a tricky gated stile
a pleasant distant view
checking the map
limestone edges
limestone pavement
crossroads
blue skies and limestone
the group – someone is hiding
a passing plane
walking through the limestone
High Cup Nick, background left
close-up of High Cup Nick
common lizard at our lunch place
common lizard at our lunch place
lunch in the sunshine…
… and the others
junction of stone walls
ponies on Asby Winderwath Common
pussy willow
snow on the Pennines
we’ve come down Sayle Lane, now heading to Sunbiggin
weather coming!!
skirting us
more limestone pavement
(I love these lone trees!)
kitted up for rain
but it didn’t last long
heading back with blue skies
How Gills again
Mallerstang Edge
How Gills
looking west
stone circle, near Raisbeck
conglomerate stones make up the circle
last bit on the road to Orton
waiting to use the stile!
sharing the stile
thanks
back over the beck at Orton
marsh marigolds in the beck
the Orton church clock
The Orton chocolate factory and cafe!!
Middlesmoor
up the road, in lovely sunshine
looking back to Gouthwaite Reservoir
Scar House Reservoir coming in to view
Scar House Reservoir
below the reservoir
the dam wall – very smart
an attempt at a bridge picture – some were too short!
there were 11 + me though!
a beautiful April day – so warm too
looking down from the dam: the River Nidd
an impressive structure
(not us) they had motors!
Nidderdale
lots of heather to revisit when it is out
a steep descent to Woo Gill
patterns in the heather
a grouse!
a shooting butt in the wall
distant view of Great Whernside and Little Whernsie
t’other way!
good track
and then the descent
Shooting House
we went the other way, but pretty daffs
bridge over the Nidd
2 stiles – or through the gate
looking back
a squeeze
view down the vallet to Gouthewaite Reservoir
up the hill to Middlesmoor
we didn’t go over this stile
a gnarled tree
last stile
Sizergh
Malham
The Bridge Photo
Starting off towards Janet’s Foss
Kingcups
First view of Malham Cove
Approaching Janet’s Foss
For bees
Janet’s Foss
Plenty of wild garlic
Waterfall at Janet’s Foss
Waterfall at Janet’s Foss
A pause for re-fuelling
Onwards and up!
Going up to Gordale Bridge
The path to Gordale Scar
Approaching Goredale Scar
At Goredale Scar
I don’t think we are going to follow them!
Lunch
Lunch
Onwards and up again!
Looking back at Malham
They heard the farmer approaching – food ?
Attractive walls
At the top of Malham Cove
We made it!
Navigating the limestone pavement
Start of the steps down to Malham
The peregrine falcon nest at the back of the crevice
The Breakaway Group.
He joined us for tea at the end of the walk
Beamsley Beacon
misty distant views all day
impressive walls (for Beacon Hill House?)
looking south towards Ilkley
a private area…
… behind complex walling
Beacon Hill House
looks like an old school
then we found discarded egg shells
lapwings sceamed at us as we walked along …
first view of March Ghyll reservoir
a sheep with 2 lambs on the moors (should they be there?)
two ‘bridges’
a bit brighter
a long uphill walk
Ilkley behind the sheep
a windy break
a windy break by a cairn
with the golfballs in the distance
a good track – very stoney in places
a useful wall for our lunch stop
our lunch-time view
and off again
March Ghyll reservoir coming back into view
Simon Seat on the horizon
on top of Round Hill
the views from the top …
…
…
and setting off down
two plaques
coming off the moor
our cars are still there!
Slaidburn
setting off in sunshine from Fairmile Gate
heading south
Lakeland fields to the west
the first gully
Silerian siltstone slabs
railway viaduct and wind turbines
going up
typical landscape
motorway, railway and river
one pause of many!
Lake District hills profile rather hazy
train passing
sunny with light breeze
can you name the peaks
Howgills to the south of us
very steep up!
view from the top, looking north east
north west
south west
south
south east
an early food break
(with Sally!)
Long Rigg Beck meandering down the valley
where we have just come from!
a bit more up
The Calf trig point
some views from the top
a rare manmade structure
can you spot it?
heading down
unusual quarz intrusion
another sheep fold
two becks meeting – our crossing point
our last sit down
back to stone walls
and metal sheep pens
but also a last uphill
looking back
a level path
Fairmile Gate and the cars
a fantastic walk in sunshine all the way
a few sheep down here
and a few cows
back the way we came now
Sedbergh
Poster in Friends Meeting House
Meeting House interior
School’s out!
Painting of a meeting
Shaker style
Some of woodwork undocumented but done by Gillow’s apprentice
Lunch in Meeting House garden
George Fox stayed here
Listening to talk by a Friend
Brigflatts Meeting House
Internationally renowned local Quaker poet, buried in Quaker buried ground
Unused railway line
View from the bridge
River Rawthey converging with another one!
Dale’s Way
Bridge washed away in recent floods
Pepper pot
Malham Tarn
The Chimney
Malham Tarn
The Walkers
Nearly back!
Going down to the Locks
The weir
At Stackhouse
Single file across the meadow
A slippery climb up
The track up from the Mains
Looking across to Pen-y-Ghent
And back to Langcliffe
Sharing a joke ?
What have I done now ?
Interesting water feature ?
Langcliffe
Still going up
Ingleborough and Pen-y-Ghent
At the top of Giggleswick Scar
The Quarry
Lots of limestone
Coffe time
Enjoying a snack
Us !
Sue’s photo of me – why ?!
Still going up
What are they doing ?
Well a bit of down at last !
Looking towards Pendle
Yet another gate
Panoramic views all round
Steep slope down to Stackhouse
Nearly there !
Oldest postbox in the Bradford area ?
The Bridge Photo
Setting off from Barnoldswick
Starting the uphill
Determined walkers!
A pause for breath
Looking back at Barnoldswick
Pretty chickens
Gosh !
And off uphill again
Looking towards Pendle
Heading down to Star Hall
Another view of Pendle
Blacko Tower
Alpacas at Weets House Farm
At Weets Hill summit – 1278 ft.
Heading back towards Barnolswick
Looking north.
Our sheltered lunch spot
Pastoral scene
Pretty garden in Barnoldswick
Bainbridge
stepping out
a good showing of heather from the start
on the moor
a bit of a gathering
the distance stayed hazy all day
9 walkers + me… all smiles
the heather walk
dry and still
a bit of bracken
but lots of heather
which way?
we’ll follow the leader
bilberries
… just show the photographer is doing the walk!
cup & ring marks on the other side of ‘my’ rock
the bridge photo
a useful bridge, too, even on a moor
the heather just keeps blooming
a boundary stone?
reservoir above Ilkley
war memorial
a flock of waders wheeling and diving
a flock of waders wheeling and diving
a flock of waders wheeling and diving
and then they all landed and disappeared
another boundary stone?
burnt heather & Rombalds Moor to the right, in the trees
heather in close up
over the slabs
…
…
to our lunch destination
West Buck Stones
plenty of options for a seat
East Buck Stones
a very small patch of white heather
some of the Thimble Stones
and some poems placed nearby
the trig point (402m)
Twelve Apostles stone circle
High Lanshaw Dam
coming down
blue skies and clearing
and back for a cuppa
Starting out from Halton Gill
Looking back at Halton Gill
A tricky bridge
Safely over
The river Skirfare
Onwards !
Quite a lot of mud
At Foxup
Starting the climb to Low Bergh
Determination !
Pastoral landscape
Halton Gill
A pause for breath
Made it to the road
The turn down to Nether Hesleden
Through the grass
Looking south along Littondale
Steep path down to Nether Hesleden
Heather otherside of the dale
A tricky and muddy bit
Resting belted Galloways
Nearly back at Halton Gill
Our lunch spot
Lunch
The Bridge Photo
The Bridge Photo + 2
Barbon
Airton and Malham
A welsh dragon to welcome us as we set off
the cloud is rather low where we are headed
off we go
the bridge picture!
the Brecon and Monmouthshire canal at Llangattock
a misty view
heading out
trees
the group, with Tristan, our guide
pausing on the way up
the upward path
heads down
Janene
to the lookout bench
the view
Keith & Sue
Crickhowell in the distance
hilltops obscured
lonely sheep
hawthorn
hawthorn in closeup
Table Mountain in the centre
still ascending
cloud rising
first view of the limestone escarpment, Craig y Cilau
the cloud is lifting a little
looking down
RAF cadets going caving
a wooded valley
lush green fields
the limestone escarpment, Craig y Cilau
the limestone escarpment, Craig y Cilau
Craig y Cilau
the limestone escarpment, Craig y Cilau
Craig y Cilau
memorial to a caver
in he goes!
and another
we walk on …
looking back to our path
going down
towards the woods
looking back
atmospheric
tree shapes
view from below the escarpment
wider view
down the track
gorse along the way
getting brighter
down through the bracken
back through the woods
across a field
Table Mountain is clear
the limestone escarpment
heavy with sloes
a style
!
fungi
limekilns by the canal
reflections
leaving the towpath
Table Mountain beyond the apple trees
Austwick
coffee stop in the sun and out of the wind