My next read.
Wild Peaks by Tom Chesshyre.
A 363-mile ramble through the #PeakDistrict (and some diversions outside it).
Timed for the 75th anniversary of the first UK National Park.
#BookSky #Books ππ
#Walking
A couple more of Dovestone Reservoir.
#Scape #PeakDistrict #ForestFriday
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Dovestone Reservoir, near Oldham.
#Scape #PeakDistrict #ForestFriday
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A path through woodland. Sunlight is shining through the trees' upper leaves so that foliage and shrubs lower down in the foreground are in dappled shade. The path subsequently opens out into a sunlit clearing in the background. On the left, on the border of the two areas, there is a large crooked tree. Its trunk and branches appear dark, pretty much in silhouette against the rest of the scene.
Bretton Clough, Derbyshire.
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#ForestFriday #Scape #Trees #Nature #Photography #LandscapePhotography #ECK #EastCoastKin #PeakDistrict #Derbyshire
The wreckage, crash site, and memorial of Superfortress Over Exposed. It crashed in 1948 with the loss of all 13 aboard.
Near Higher Shelf Stones #PeakDistrict #Walking
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An #abandoned ruin, this #barn in the #derbyshire #peakdistrict #nationalpark, the #farmer who owned the land was #amused by us asking to #photograph his property. Shot in #blackandwhite adding to the #dramatic #scenery of the region #photography #blackandwhitephotography
An sitting room in a stately home. There is a fire glowing in a hearth in the background. The fireplace is tiled and has an ornately carved wooden surround. Decorative, illuminated stockings hang in a row from the mantelpiece. The room is low lit by lamps and by Christmas decorations. There is a tree covered in baubles and fairy lights in the foreground on the left hand side. The ceiling is festooned with twisted garlands of foliage and more fairy lights. There are several leather armchairs dotted around the room.
A festive twist...
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Christmas garlands decorate the ceiling in one of the sitting rooms at Chatsworth.
#PalacesAndGardens #Twisted #Christmas #ThrowbackThursday #ECK #EastCoastKin #Chatsworth #PeakDistrict #Derbyshire
Colour image taken on Burbage South Edge looking towards Carl Wark and Higger Tor on the edge of Sheffield on a warm sunny day in April 2026. A climber dressed in blue and secured with ropes peers over the edge towards Burbage South Valley. Camera : Fujifilm X-T5 Lens : 16-55mm f2.8 Fujinon @ 30mm Aperture/speed/ISO : f8 1/210s ISO125 Processed raw file
Burbage South Edge looking towards Carl Wark and Higger Tor on the edge of #Sheffield April 2026 #fujifilm #fujix #photography #landscape #peakdistrict
We'll be exhibiting at Bakewell Book Fair Saturday, 11th April at the Agricultural Business Centre DE45 1AH ~ around 25 booksellers with antiquarian & secondhand books & ephemera ~ large car park onsite, cafΓ©s nearby.
#booksarebrilliant
#bakewell #highpeak #derbyshiredales #peakdistrict
Unfortunately migration from Wordpress to Substack last year meant images were lost, so I'm editing the posts. It's a bit of a faff but nil desporandum!
Stanage Edge - September 2020:
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#Derbyshire #PeakDistrict #walking #hiking #photography #nature
A boulder near the top of the Grindslow Clough scramble, Kinder Plateau. In the distance is Ringing Roger, The Nab and Lose Hill. #PeakDistrict
Next Sunday afternoon I'm talking about my book Spider, Spider at Hestia Books in Wirksworth.
#derbyshire #peakdistrict #booksky #histfic
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Female Northern Wheatear
Male Northern Wheatear
Male Northern Wheatear
Great to see Northern Wheatears back on their breeding grounds in the limestone heaven πͺ¨ πͺ¨ of the @peakdistrict.bsky.social #PEAKDISTRICT #DERBYSHIRE #birds πͺΆ @rspb.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social #UKbirds @derbyshirebirds.bsky.social #wildlifephotography
Reflections of some clouds from last week.
#Walking #PeakDistrict
Moorland pond just down from James's Thorn.
Some clouds from last week (not like today's blanket grey)
#Walking #PeakDistrict
A lovely round walk from #Glossop Up Doctors Gate, onto Higher Shelf Stones, Lower Shelf Stones, and back down via James's Thorn.
(I think three plane crash sites near by).
The Toothbrush Trees (from Brightgate)
4th April 2026
#trees #peakdistrict #googlepixel10proxl #teampixel
Shadows reaching out for Peak Tor (Pic Tor), Rowsley
3rd April 2026
#trees #peakdistrict #googlepixel10proxl #teampixel
Good Friday on Stanton Moor
3rd April 2026
#stantonmoor #peakdistrict #corkstone #googlepixel10pro #teampixel
Caution: Too many daffodils can drive you round the bend...
3rd April 2026
#daffodils #road #peakdistrict #googlepixel10proxl #teampixel
View uphill into a woodland clearing. The ground is covered by shrubs and bracken. It is the height of summer so everything is in full leaf, lush and green. There are conifer trees at the edge and at the top of the scene. The sun is shining through the trees at the top of the hill and above that there is a patch of clear sky.
Let the sunshine in...
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Photo: Upper Derwent Valley, 2021
#ForestFriday #Scape #Trees #Woodland #LandscapePhotography #Nature #Photography #ECK #EastCoastKin #Hiking #PeakDistrict
Pollinator at work
2nd April 2026
#bee #macro #googlepixel10proxl #teampixel #peakdistrict #flower #wensley
Hooray! The #PeakDistrict has been given government approval (and funding) for a trial run of public transport with regular, frequent, and connecting schedules inspired by Switzerland.
Even urban public transport in the UK is bad at connections. In the past, buses in the Peak District have been [β¦]
#PeakDistrict exploration π£πΏποΈ
Our Coordinator Amy was back in the Peak District for another adventure (taking in the views at Padley Gorge, Owler Tor and Millstone Edge).
A great reminder of the importance of getting outdoors and appreciating #nature - check out these pics πΈ
