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2017 Walking photographs

Through the woods at Malham Tarn Field Centre

Reflections on Malham Tarn

A pause at the Field Centre

Mist in the distance

And on again

Incredibly bright sun for January

Up (and up) towards Middle House Farm

Robert checking our route

Long distance view

Middle House Farm in sight

Long shadows

By Middle House

Highest point – about 1550 ft

Darnbrook in sight

That’s where we are headed

The steep climb down to Darnbrook

Lunch spot in view!

The Bridge Photo!

Cowside Beck

Choosing your rock for lunch

Also having lunch

Getting towards Tennant Gill

A research project

Joining the Pennine Way

A deer near the Tarn Moss boardwalk

Nearly there!

River Lune at Devil’s Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale

The briefing

Interesting rock formation

Walking through Casterton

Casterton church

Stepping out

A breakaway group!

Onwards!

The group photo

Interesting moss, fungi and shapes.

The Bridge Photo

Stainforth Bridge

Getting ready to leave

Austwick

Lane leading to Feizor

Approaching Feizor our coffee stop

Uphill from Feizor

Up and up!

Getting tpwards the top

No sign of Pen-y-Ghent!

Looking towards Wharfe

Blue sky ! It didn’t last!

Snowdrops at Wharfe

Arriving at the lunch spot

The Bridge Photo

Interesting underfoot

Dodging the puds!

Off to the board walk

Off to the board walk

A FEEDING (& SCAT) TRAY FOR WATER VOLES

The cleared water channels

Snowdrops everywhere

A woodland carpet

Gathering

Malham Tarn Nature Reserve

Malham Tarn

A mossy bank

The Tarn

Stepping up towards the Field Centre

Snowdrops everywhere

Into the mist

Along the Pennine Way in a gale

Pushing onwards

Stangill Barn

We have to cross the mud!

Lighter skies just appearing

A bit more light

The “Bridge” Photo

Above Norber

Ingleborough

The briefing at Pelter Bridge

River Brathay

Starting the climb

The Bridge Photo

Starting to get great views

Still climbing!

Up and up!

Pause before the final push

Quite windy

Onwards

Windermere in the distance

A welcome rest at our coffee break

Heading down towards Ivy Crag

Many fascinating trees in the area

Loughrigg Tarn

Loughrigg Tarn

Loughrigg Tarn

Only 2 stiles on the walk!

First view of Grasmere

Grasmere

Not going up there this time!

Loughrigg Terrace

Grasmere

Along the terrace

Ferry service on Grasmere?

Rydal Water

Another shapely tree

Last few steps to the cars – end of a great walk!

Winster

ready to set off

a gnarled tree en route

first view of a lake

a GR post box!

bluebells on the far bank

and geese with goslings on the water

and geese with goslings on the water

late leaves appearing

close up now to the bluebells

is it still alive?

bluebells through the trees

the wetlands

distance view of the Lake District hills

a stand of trees in fresh leaf

uh oh

Welcome to Green Hill

view from Rosthwaite Heights

view from Rosthwaite Heights

admiring the view

they were expected!

our leader, Sue

out of the wind, in a dip

one ferry …

… two ferries

lousewort

lots of lousewort!

rocky outcrops and gorse

another open view

a retaining wall on top of bedrock

a picturesque lake

a bronze dog guarding the house

and garden

more bronze …

and more, to grace the scene

back to the bluebells, shining in the sun

Jacob’s sheep

and lambs

even a few white ones

Knipe Tarn

looking back to where we have walked on the horizon

Leaving Downham

First of many gates/stiles

Onwards

Looking towards Pendle before the sun appeared

Along the beck

Interesting post?

Starting the first uphill

Looking back towards Downham

A tricky section

Pen-y-Ghent appearing

And Ingleborough

Downham far away

Over another stile

Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill and a long uphill trudge

Splendid scenary all around

The Bridge Photo

Past the old mill

The last uphill

The last stile!

Pendle Hill

Last view of Pendle

just the 4 of us

just the 4 of us

from the station up to the Pennine Bridleway

looking back to Calf Top, across the valley

Wild Boar Fell

looking down to the Dent valley

looking down to the Dent valley, with a passing train!

nearly a bridge picture!

approaching Arten Gill viaduct

Stonehouse Bridge

the River Dee (very low)

near Dent Head Farm

Great Knoutberry Hill

Bleamoor Tunnel entrance

the first airshaft

Whernside

Ingleborough

the last airshaft

the other side of the tunnel

Ribblehead Viaduct

The Wharfe at Conistone

Setting off from Conistone bridge

The steady uphill climb

Looking back towards Conistone and Kilnsey

Steady downhill

Approaching the top

Looking south towards Grassington

Grassington

Our lunch spot

Lunch over!

Paul’s rock

Up the Dales Way

Along the Dales Way

Limestone Kiln (re-built?)

Mast on Scot Gate Lane

The Dib

Onwards down the Dib

The Walkers

Negotiating the Dib

Nearly at Conistone

Back at Conistone

Looking west

Starting up the Cam Road

Dramatic views

Lots of cotton grass

Waiting for me to catch up!

A rocky section

Leaving the Cam Road onto the Pennine Way

And nearly at the highest point (1832 ft)

At least the howling gale is now behind us!

Our coffee stop at 1860 ft

Out of the gale – just!

Heading down Rottenstone Hill

Buttercup meadows

Our lunch stop

Aysgill Force

Heading towards Gayle

Gayle Beck

The Bridge Photo

Onto the cars – looking back at Gayle

Last field of buttercups

Roeburndale – setting off from Beck farm south of Wray

carved holes in a field

this one is smiling

high grass

marsh thistle

Haylot Farm

Well weathered sign

Down to Melling Wood

Possibly marsh stitchwort

Looking through to the River Roeburn below us

Down to the bridge

The Bridge Picture with foliage

Sue from the other bank

River Roebuck

Heading for our lunch stop

An erratic and a post van

Down to Barkin Bridge

Return to Back Farm

The Group in Hawkshead Village

Finger Post

About to leave Scrogg’s Lane to join Loanthwaite Lane

Very tempting -Derek was nearly tempted!

An old oak (?) tree root being reinhabited

The Bridge photo

First view of Blelham Tarn with Wansfell in the distance

Out of the woods and approaching coffee stop over looking Blelham Tarn

Coffee stop and briefing about Blelham Tarn

Blelham Tarn, 48′ deep, brown trout, eel, perch, pike, roach, great crested grebe, whooper swans & golden-eye

Archaeology site of old bloomery and TC pointing towards the dam

New Sustrans bridge to avoid the ford (formerly stepping stones were the only way to cross and the beck was much deeper!)

Dead tree trunk with a rowan tree growing in it at the top

Hairbells and derelect electric fence!

Looking back to Blelham Tarn

The Helvellan Range in the distance

A glimpse of Lake Windermere

The Dower House, Wray Castle

The ever popular Wray Castle (NT)

Looking towards Ambleside and Lake Windermere

Our ‘private’ lunch tables

Sally’s knees!

Wansfell and Lake Windermere

… with telephoto – Low Wood Hotel and marina

Lake Windermere and a ferry

The first stile of the day!

Blelham Tarn (we walked on the otherside before lunch)

Very docile cattle by a gate!

Blelham Tarn and Ambleside in the distance and Wansfell

Posers!

What about a smile please!

Treatment after nettle stings!

Tremendous noise after their lambs had been taken away!

And a bull and family enjoying an afternoon snooze!

Black Beck near Hawkshead

Entering Hawkshead

Beatrix Potter Galery, Hawkshead

3.20 in Hawkshead

The Old Grammar School, Hawkshead

Langdon Valley

Cross Fell – starting the ascent

Lunch stop before the final assault of the north ridge

Made it to the summit 893m or 2930ft

Summit panorama with a group form Coniston Cold there as well !!

Summit shelter – not needed today

Pennine Way PW and bridleway (horseshoe) cross – we left PW and headed west

Panorama south on the descent

Smearsett – up the hill towards Lower Bark House

Penyghent shrouded in mist

so far, so good – no rain

over the stone stile to the limestone pavement

all over the stile

skirting the edge of the pavement

along the narrow track of Smearsett Scar

looking back

level ground again

towards the top of Smearsett

at the trig point – 363m

(just to show my friends that I was there!)

along the track to Feizor

up to Fiezor Wood (and lunch) from Hale Lane

the owl nest hole

leaving Feizor Wood

looking across to Moughton (we didn’t get there today – too damp)

Hawkshead Church

Hawkshead Grammar School

Brachies

Looking towards Latterbarrow

Highfield House

Through the woods

Up a stony track

The Baptistry

More woods

Keeping up with our leader

First view of Tarn Hows

Circling Tarn Hows

The Hoodies! Waiting for the rain to stop!

A long rest for lunch

Mary and Derek have joined us

A difficult gate

Nearly back at Hawkshead

Starting out in bright sun.

Across fields near Haverflatts

First of many stiles

Very muddy !

The next field

Near Woodhouse

Up to our lunch spot overlooking the west coast main line

A Pendolino

Lunch

More mud !

Crossing from Greenside to Heversham

Interesting stile

Arnside Bridge in the mist

Morecambe bay

The Bridge photo – Arnside Bridge in the background

Last view of the bay dropping down into Haversham

Paley Road, Giggleswick

3 Waterfells – relaxing above Settle

relaxing above Settle

relaxing above Settle

across the sheep field

to Scaleber Force

and a bench to sit on!

the last squeeze

Penyghent from by the river

the drystone walls

view from Stackhouse Lane

the weir

Stainforth scar in sunlight

the Ribble at the Locks

later, at the Locks wier

Grassington, up Moor Lane

the view along the way

the view along the way

the group

Yarnbury

some of the iron ore workings shafts

some of the iron ore workings shafts

the rain has moved through

passing another walking group

Hebden Beck

Hebden Beck

crossing Hebden Beck

and again

and again!

an old adit

millstone grit escarpment

Hebden Beck again

and a bridge over Hebden Beck

checking the route

The Old School Tearoom, Hebden

the weir by a fish farm

after our lunch: the ponies are still munching

River Wharfe – the Dales Way

a fine tree in the sunshine

not far now

where we have come from

looking peaceful

by Linton Falls

gathering by the bridge

looking up the Falls

looking down the Falls

the road bridge at Grassington

the road bridge at Grassington

Brimham Rocks – setting off from Dacre Bank

over the River Nidd

and into Summerbridge

spring fed ponds

through Old Spring Wood

amazingly clear skies

first rocky outcrop

and up to Brimham Rocks

a maze of weathered millstone grit

cross-bedding clearly visible

gathered to look

moss covered rocks and tree

our lunch view, from the picnic tables

visiting the trig point

view from the trig point

setting off again

the bridge picture at Fell Beck

Fell Beck

beech leaves hanging on

a resplendent fern

a distant view of a (new) stone circle near Smelthouses

a distant view of Nidderdale

Braisty Woods Farm

Austwick – Feizor

Looking towards Wharfe

Austwick

Up the lane towards Austwick and coffee!

Feizor

The Bridge Photo

Parting of the ways

On towards Wharfe

News and Notices

2 DECEMBER 2024 – Birdwatching Group Meeting: ‘The Birds of Colombia’ November 5, 2024
Tutorials – Joining Groups and updating your Personal details October 28, 2024
Thursday 13th June Monthly talk; Holidays from the past with Chris Helm May 16, 2024
Wednesday 5th June Treasure Hunt and picnic May 16, 2024
Wednesday 29th May Coffee, cake and the work of the committee May 16, 2024

Upcoming Events

Dec 2

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Birdwatching Group Meeting – ‘Birds of Colombia’

Dec 17

9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Old Buildings Group visit to York Cold War Bunker

Jan 6

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Birdwatching Group Meeting – ‘Bird Brains’

Feb 3

9:30 am - 1:00 pm

Birdwatching Group Meeting – ‘The Birds of the Galapagos’

Mar 3

9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Birdwatching Group visit to Kendal

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