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Beresford Dale, Wolfscote Dale, Gypsy Bank

A terrible day for taking photographs. A terrible day, in fact, for walking, but at least there was hardly anyone around. However, I did have lunch in the cave featured in the bottom picture. The slopes were muddy, gates were surrounded by water. But the landscape here is wonderful. Conical hills and narrow valleys; fast-flowing […]

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Chrome Hill & Environs

First hike of the year. I chose wet, misty and practically gale force conditions to ascend Chrome Hill – a limestone reef knoll – and then continue in a big arc around the local area. Worth the effort of striding up through the mist, though it was pretty slippery up on those knife-edge rocks. Once […]

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The Roaches & Lud’s Church