Introduction Mid-April to the end of June is my favourite time of year. Today, the cold east wind made winter feel not quite behind us, whilst the bright, high sun gave a real feel of summer arriving. The wonderful birdsong, particularly the numerous willow warblers, and the sight of two…
Category: <span>Derbyshire Dales & Staffs Moorlands</span>
Introduction Cal and I have been staying at The Three Horseshoes Inn, Blackshaw Moor, Near Leek where we met our friends Chris and Ian who had travelled up from Bedfordshire. The hotel is on the A53 in the shadow of Hen Cloud and the rocky ridge of The Roaches, and…
Introduction The snow has gone, the weather is calm and pleasant, and what could be better than a good hike in the White Peak. Well, in fact, the weather was great – mostly sunny, and just one brief squally shower, through which I sheltered and ate lunch in the porch…
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Introduction Rolo is here to stay for a few days, so I selected a very familiar walk, knowing it to be very suitable for the dog. It is also a walk on good, well made surfaces, essential after recent rains. I last walked here in February 2020, a few months…
Introduction It has rained a lot this month. Last Thursday was simply too wet to consider heading outside, and by today I was surprised just how much I found that I had missed my routine of a weekly walk! And so, I challenged myself to complete a 9 mile walk…
Introduction After a very wet few days, I was a little nervous as I headed out to the Staffordshire / Derbyshire border country in the Peak District. The weather was cool but bright, often sunny, and not at all windy. It’s a 50 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to the…
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Introduction Was there ever a finer title to a blog? This is a walk entirely in Staffordshire, but the most extreme northern tip of the county, adjacent its borders with Cheshire and Derbyshire. It was due to rain later so I set off early this morning. It turned out to…
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Introduction This is a wonderful summer walk. On a lovely British summer’s day, is there anything better? It is a figure of 8 walk, so can easily be done in 2 separate loops at different times. There was, a forecast of sunshine, and the odd heavy shower. There was much…
Introduction I was last in Gratton Dale on 27th May2021 when I took in areas to the south and west of the dale – Today, I took in areas to the the north, east and south of Gratton Dale. The weather started sunny but slowly clouded over, and there were…
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It is my view that the dales of the White Peak District are at their best in April and May.. So with a decent weather forecast I headed for the Coombes Valley RSPB reserve which I try to visit every spring. It is a one hour drive from Cheadle Hulme.…
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