![](thumb_IMG_1393_120t_Hanchurch.jpg) Hanchurch Woods January 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_1394.jpg) Jetta portrait |
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![](thumb_IMG_1398.jpg) warmer but still iced puddles |
![](thumb_IMG_1399.jpg) Virgin train at Stapleford |
![](thumb_IMG_1404t_Teggs.jpg) Macclesfield Forest & Tegg's Nose January 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_1405.jpg) Forest Chapel |
![](thumb_IMG_1406.jpg) Shutlingsloe from Charity Lane |
![](thumb_IMG_1408.jpg) Cat & Fiddle from Charity Lane |
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![](thumb_IMG_1413.jpg) Tegg's Nose from the upper forest |
![](thumb_IMG_1418.jpg) interesting pigs |
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![](thumb_IMG_1421.jpg) lunch |
![](thumb_IMG_1423.jpg) Shutlingsloe from Tegg's nose |
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![](thumb_IMG_1425.jpg) Ridgegate Resevoir and Shutlingsloe from Tegg's Nose |
![](thumb_IMG_1426.jpg) Shutlingsloe at sunset from near the Hanging Gate |
![](thumb_IMG_1427.jpg) Sutton Common Mast |
![](thumb_IMG_1581t_Wrekin.jpg) The Wrekin February 2010 |
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![](thumb_IMG_1583.jpg) propping up the summit |
![](thumb_IMG_1586.jpg) mapping with the phone! |
![](thumb_IMG_1633t.jpg) Llandudno & Angelsey March 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_1634.jpg) Llandudno Pier |
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![](thumb_IMG_1637.jpg) Malltraeth Sands from Llandwyn Island |
![](thumb_IMG_1638.jpg) Newborough Warren and Snowdonia from Llandwyn Island |
![](thumb_IMG_1640.jpg) on Llandwyn Island |
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![](thumb_IMG_1644.jpg) Church remains |
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![](thumb_IMG_1647.jpg) Lighthouse and cottages Llandwyn Island |
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![](thumb_IMG_1653.jpg) The Glyders & Y Garn |
![](thumb_IMG_1654.jpg) Snowdon |
![](thumb_IMG_1675t_Loggerheads.jpg) Loggerheads with the SCR March 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_1676.jpg) Lord Audley's Memorial Cross |
![](thumb_IMG_1678.jpg) The SCR group |
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![](thumb_IMG_1684.jpg) Oakley House |
![](thumb_IMG_1685.jpg) The Devil's Ring and Fingers |
![](thumb_IMG_1686.jpg) Surely not the Owner... |
![](thumb_IMG_1687.jpg) ...in Residence? |
![](thumb_IMG_1719t_Cannock.jpg) Cannock Chase May 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_1720.jpg) Communications Mast |
![](thumb_IMG_1722.jpg) lunch |
![](thumb_IMG_1724.jpg) near Brockton |
![](thumb_IMG_1725.jpg) German Military Cemetery |
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![](thumb_IMG_1727.jpg) Commenwealth Cemetery |
![](thumb_IMG_1913t_Stiperstones.jpg) Stiperstones & Snail Beach Lead Mine June 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_1914.jpg) Grazing ponies |
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![](thumb_IMG_1916.jpg) The Wrekin |
![](thumb_IMG_1923.jpg) towards Shrewsbury & home |
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![](thumb_IMG_1925.jpg) Crowsnest Dingle |
![](thumb_IMG_1926.jpg) Snail Beach Lead Mine |
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![](thumb_IMG_1928.jpg) Engine House |
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![](thumb_IMG_1930.jpg) Winding Gear |
![](thumb_IMG_1931.jpg) drift entrance |
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![](thumb_IMG_1933.jpg) Corndon Hill |
![](thumb_IMG_1936.jpg) The Devil's Chair |
![](thumb_IMG_1938.jpg) happily, not the devil! |
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![](thumb_IMG_1947t_Kinder.jpg) Kinder Scout June 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_1948.jpg) Early start from Bowden Bridge |
![](thumb_IMG_1949.jpg) Mount Famine from Tunstead Clough Farm |
![](thumb_IMG_1950.jpg) The Mediaeval Cross |
![](thumb_IMG_1951.jpg) Kinder Low self portrait on the summit |
![](thumb_IMG_1952.jpg) Kinder River |
![](thumb_IMG_1953.jpg) Top of the downfall |
![](thumb_IMG_1954.jpg) Kinder reservoir the mist beginning to lift |
![](thumb_IMG_1956.jpg) Kinder Downfall |
![](thumb_IMG_1957.jpg) The fall blown back up by the wind |
![](thumb_IMG_1959.jpg) The Kinder ridge |
![](thumb_IMG_1960.jpg) The reservoir |
![](thumb_IMG_1961.jpg) Kinder Downfall from the reservoir |
![](thumb_IMG_1962.jpg) Kinder Low |
![](thumb_IMG_1963.jpg) Canada geese |
![](thumb_IMG_1964.jpg) The empty reservoir |
![](thumb_IMG_2090t_Ruabon.jpg) Ruabon Mountain July 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_2091.jpg) Cyrn-y-Bran from Ruabon Mountain |
![](thumb_IMG_2092.jpg) sharing tha path |
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![](thumb_IMG_2095.jpg) Descent ... |
![](thumb_IMG_2097.jpg) ...to... |
![](thumb_IMG_2099.jpg) ...Offa's Dyke Path |
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![](thumb_IMG_2105.jpg) on top again |
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![](thumb_IMG_2110.jpg) Pont Cysyllte Aqueduct from afar |
![](thumb_IMG_2200t_Brown_Clee.jpg) Brown Clee Hill July 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_2201.jpg) Abdon Burf (the summit) from the Fort |
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![](thumb_IMG_2203.jpg) Titterstone Clee Hill |
![](thumb_IMG_2204.jpg) lunch |
![](thumb_IMG_2208.jpg) from the Five Springs |
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![](thumb_IMG_2209.jpg) The Fort from the Shropshire Way |
![](thumb_IMG_2211.jpg) loose ponies |
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![](thumb_IMG_2854t_Silverdale.jpg) Silverdale Heritage Walk September 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_2855.jpg) Silverdale tunnel |
![](thumb_IMG_2856.jpg) Festival of Britain sign |
![](thumb_IMG_2857.jpg) Terry O'Neil ... |
![](thumb_IMG_2858.jpg) leading the group |
![](thumb_IMG_2859.jpg) Hayling Wood |
![](thumb_IMG_2863.jpg) Speckled Wood |
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![](thumb_IMG_2865.jpg) Small Tortoiseshell |
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![](thumb_IMG_2865t_Macclesfield_Forest.jpg) Macclesfield Forest September 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_2866.jpg) Tegg's Nose |
![](thumb_IMG_2868.jpg) again, from the Hanging Gate |
![](thumb_IMG_2869.jpg) Jodrell Bank Telescope from Hanging Gate |
![](thumb_IMG_2870.jpg) Shutlingsloe from above Hanging Gate |
![](thumb_IMG_2871.jpg) The Roaches |
![](thumb_IMG_2872.jpg) Sutton Common mast |
![](thumb_IMG_2873.jpg) Shutlingsloe summit |
![](thumb_IMG_2874.jpg) looking back up |
![](thumb_IMG_2970_Box_Hill.jpg) Box Hill October 2011 en route to Albania! |
![](thumb_IMG_2971.jpg) near Saloman's Memorial |
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![](thumb_IMG_2976.jpg) Broadwood Folly |
![](thumb_IMG_2976_70.jpg) Fredley Manor |
![](thumb_IMG_2977.jpg) Juniper Hall |
![](thumb_IMG_2978.jpg) Black sheep |
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![](thumb_IMG_3431_Shutlingsloe.jpg) Shutlingsloe, Piggford Moor and Hanging Gate from Macclesfield Forest October 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_3433.jpg) Macclesfield Forest |
![](thumb_IMG_3434.jpg) Shutlingsloe |
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![](thumb_IMG_3436.jpg) Macclesfield Forest from the summit |
![](thumb_IMG_3437.jpg) Sutton Common Mast |
![](thumb_IMG_3438.jpg) Shining Tor |
![](thumb_IMG_3439.jpg) The Cat & Fiddle |
![](thumb_IMG_3440.jpg) Tegg's Nose |
![](thumb_IMG_3442.jpg) More black sheep |
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![](thumb_IMG_3445.jpg) Tegg's Nose from Hanging Gate |
![](thumb_IMG_3446.jpg) Fungi |
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![](thumb_IMG_3516_90t_Rocester.jpg) Rocester & the Dove Valley November 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_3516_91.jpg) St Michael's, Rocester |
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![](thumb_IMG_3516_97.jpg) All that's left of the Roman Fort and the Abbey |
![](thumb_IMG_3517.jpg) The Dove Bridge |
![](thumb_IMG_3518.jpg) The Dove |
![](thumb_IMG_3519.jpg) Abbotsholme School |
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![](thumb_IMG_3522.jpg) November sunshine |
![](thumb_IMG_3523.jpg) towards Uttoxeter |
![](thumb_IMG_3524.jpg) Similar to 1958! |
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![](thumb_IMG_3526.jpg) Eaton Dovedale House |
![](thumb_IMG_3528.jpg) Disconnected Electricity |
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![](thumb_IMG_3532.jpg) Towards sunset |
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![](thumb_IMG_3540t_Wildboarclough.jpg) Wildboarclough and Three Shires Head November 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_3540w.jpg) Clough Brook |
![](thumb_IMG_3541.jpg) Shutlingsloe from the Cumberland Brook |
![](thumb_IMG_3543.jpg) Aproaching Three Shires Head |
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![](thumb_IMG_3547.jpg) Shutlingsloe from Cuthorne Hill |
![](thumb_IMG_3548.jpg) Wildboarclough Church |
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![](thumb_IMG_3605t_Rudyard.jpg) Rudyard Lake December 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_3607.jpg) from the North |
![](thumb_IMG_3608.jpg) Winkle Minn and Sutton Common |
![](thumb_IMG_3609.jpg) Cliff Park |
![](thumb_IMG_3610.jpg) Rudyard from the South |
![](thumb_IMG_3611.jpg) An engine, returning from the Santa Special |
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![](thumb_IMG_3614.jpg) Santa, returning by boat from his rendevous with the special |
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![](thumb_IMG_3616_14t_Onecote.jpg) Onecote and the Hamps December 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_3616_16.jpg) The Hamps |
![](thumb_IMG_3616_18.jpg) on Golden Hill |
![](thumb_IMG_3616_20.jpg) approaching Black Brook Farm |
![](thumb_IMG_3616_22.jpg) crossing the Hamps |
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![](thumb_IMG_3616_28.jpg) Mixon Grange |
![](thumb_IMG_3616_29.jpg) St Luke's, Onecote |
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![](thumb_IMG_3616_36t_Oakamoor.jpg) Oakamoor and Alton Christmas Eve 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_3617.jpg) Oakamoor, old lime kilns |
![](thumb_IMG_3618.jpg) The Churnet |
![](thumb_IMG_3619.jpg) in Ouzal Dale |
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![](thumb_IMG_3621.jpg) The Flag Tower, Alton Towers |
![](thumb_IMG_3622.jpg) Alton Castle |
![](thumb_IMG_3625.jpg) Toothill Rock |
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![](thumb_IMG_3628.jpg) Alton Castle |
![](thumb_IMG_3630.jpg) Alton, the Lockup |
![](thumb_IMG_3632.jpg) St Peter's Alton |
![](thumb_IMG_3634.jpg) Alton Castle ... |
![](thumb_IMG_3635.jpg) ... medieval walls |
![](thumb_IMG_3636.jpg) Down again on the Churnet for lunch |
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![](thumb_IMG_3639.jpg) Alton Station |
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![](thumb_IMG_3642.jpg) pheasant |
![](thumb_IMG_3644.jpg) Oakamoor Station |
![](thumb_IMG_3645.jpg) The Churnet,in spate under Oakamoor bridge |
![](thumb_IMG_3666t_Mermaid.jpg) The Mermaid and the Hamps Boxing Day, 2011 |
![](thumb_IMG_3669.jpg) the spectacular view from the Mermaid |
![](thumb_IMG_3670.jpg) Feltysitch farm |
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![](thumb_IMG_3673.jpg) The Mermaid from close to the source of the Hamps |
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![](thumb_IMG_3677.jpg) The Hamps outh of New York (farm)! |
![](thumb_IMG_3678.jpg) Mixon Grange |
![](thumb_IMG_3679.jpg) crossing the Hamps (with new rucksack) |
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![](thumb_IMG_3682.jpg) Upper Elkstone |
![](thumb_IMG_3682t_Whitmore.jpg) Whitmore Road & Keele University 28/12/2011 |
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![](thumb_IMG_3684.jpg) Keele Hall |