Walks 2012

Also in 2012: Events, Garden, Skiing, Visits, Walks, Paul, Stephen (also family visit), Michael. Holidays: Munich, Somerset, Wexford. Horus, the Hawk


Onecote and Grindon
New Year 2012

Oakamoor
New Year's Day

Retreat from the rain!

Oakamoor again
2nd January 2012


along the Hamps


protection from the low sun!

Grindon Church



The 1947 air crash memorial


descent into Oakamoor



Shugborough and Cannock Chase
January 2012

Shugborough Park

Shugborough tunnel

Shugborough Hall


the Trent Bridge

The confluence of the Trent and the Sow

Trent and Mersey Canal

Cannock Chase
the Stepping Stones


Waterhouses, Waterfall and the Hamps
February 2012

Waterhouses
Silver Jubilee memorial

Leek and Manifold Valley Goods Shed


The Hamps

across the fields to Waterfall

A Pinfold


St James and St Bartholomew
Waterfall


a perched lunch spot


an idyllic side valley

The former track of the Leek and Manifold ...

... in the Hamps valley

Waterhouses, Calton and the Hamps
February 2012

The goods shed, Leek & Manifold

St Mary's, Calton


Snowdrops in profusion

Calton Village Hall


A new house with the owner/builder

Sheep on Mere Hill ...

... following the feeder

distant Grindon

The Manifold Valley

Beeston Tor

confluence of the Hamps and Manifold

The Cauldon cement works
from the Hamps Valley

Apedale
February 2012



in the frost and snow


Cannock Chase and Shugborough
March 2012


Deer

frog


by the Canal

Stoke to London Express

Shugborough

Crossing the Trent



Shugborough Park

The Great Orme, Llandudno
March 2012

The Little Orme from the Haulfre Gardens

Wood Anenomes

Conwy Bay at low tide


The summit buildings


Cheddar Gorge
March 2012

on the Mendip Way


Looking West

Brent Knoll


Mendip scenery

The Gorge


Goats

Glastonbury

down into the Gorge


Ilam and the Manifold
April 2012

Ilam Hall

Ilam Church


Wood Anenomies (morning)


Wood Anenomies (afternoon)


The Manifold Valley

Lambing time




Caston Hall (from the hill opposite)



Beeston Tor


Ruins of Throwley Hall and the farm from the opposite hill


Throwley Hall


Re-crossing the manifold

The Battle Stone


Ilam again; walk in the opposite direction
April 2012

across the Manifold


The Manifold Valley

approaching Beeston Tor

Primroses and violets



Beeston Tor

The stepping stones across the Manifold

Confluence of the Hamps and the Manifold

Peak District silhouette

Wild Garlic


Caldon Low cement works

Rambler's Retreat, Alton and Oakamoor
May 2012

Start at Lord's Bridge

Alton Station in the Churnet Valley

Alton: the Roundhouse Prison


Alton Castle

from Toothill

Churnet Valley from Toothill



crossing the Dimming brook

Dimmingsdale Wood


Oakamoor Tunnel

Oakamoor station

Macclesfield Forst and Walker Barn
May 2012

Start at the visitor centre catering van, The Nice Nosh

Sutton Mast

Jodrell Bank

Tegg's Nose and Ridegate Reservoir
from Nessit Hill

Shining Tor and Forest Chapel
from Nessit Hill

Forest Chapel
from Nessit Hill

Toot Hill
from Nessit Hill

Shutlingsloe
from Nessit Hill

Forest Chapel

The Chapel

up Charity Lane

Shutlingsloe from Charity Lane

on Toot Hill


Tegg's Nose from Warrilow Head

Walker Barn

in Tegg's Nose Wood


Bottoms Reservoir

Great Crested Grebe


his mate on the nest


Back to oatcakes at the Nice Nosh

Shutlingsloe
June 2012

Shutlingsloe


Crag Hall, Wildboarclough

The summit


the other side

a murky farewell

Cannock Chase
June 2012

Marquis Drive

top of Haywood Slade

The Stepping Stones

The Sherbrook Valley


The Katyn Memorial



Shugborough
July 2012

The neo classical arch

The house

the stables

Little Haywood
Tower of St Mary's Church


The Monsal Trail
July 2012

Bakewell

appraoching Great Longstone station

Thornbridge Hall


Great Mullein

Headstone Tunnel


looking back at Monsal Head

Upperdale farm

Cressbrook Mill

Cressbrook tunnel

Litton tunnel


Litton Mill

orchids

Miller's Dale

The Wrekin
August 2012

Ironbridge Power Station

The Brown Clee Hill before the rain




sheltering from the rain


resourceful family

Stiperstones
September 2012

on the Devil's Chair





Snailbeach Lead Mine Chimney



Pontesbury Hill

The Wrekin

An absent footpath!

Earl's Hill, Pontesbury
September 2012

Earl's Hill


Is that the Wrekin?


The Stiperstones

Caer Caradoc

Pontesbury

Crossing the Habberly Brook

Longdon Manor

from Oaks Wood

Speckled Wood



Caer Caradoc & Hope Bowdler Hill
October 2012

Caer Caradoc
from Hope Bowdler

The Lawley

The Lawley and the Wrekin

The Brown Clee Hills from the summit of Caer Caradoc

Church Stretton

The Lawley and the Wrekin


Hope Bowdler Hill

The Long Mynd

Willstone Hill

down to the valley

Caer Caradoc from the summit of Hope Bowdler

The Wrekin

various funghi







Brook Cottage, Cardington


St James Church
Cardington

Shugborough and Cannock Chase
October 2012

with the camera in the new phone

Shugborough Park
with the new phone


Turkey displaying
with the new phone



his mate unimpressed
with the new phone

The Hall
with the new phone

Flooded fields
with the new phone

crossing the swollen Trent
with the new phone


Cwm Idwal
October 2012
with the camera in the new phone

Y Garn

Llyn Idwal and the Devil's Kitchen

Pen-Yr-Ol-Wen

Tryfan and Llyn Idwal

Pen-Yr-Ol-Wen and Llyn Idwal


Devil's Kitchen

Pen-Yr-Ol-Wen and Llyn Idwal

Idwal Cottage

SCR Walk: Balwin's Gate to Acton and Whitmore

Baldwin's Gate, before


Acton, Staffordshire
October 2012


Weslyan Church
being converted


After



Earl's Hill
Pontesford
October 2012

Climbing Earl's Hill




The Wrekin

Breidden Hills

Stiperstones

Caer Caradoc

Pontesbury

Autumn Fungus




Caer Caradoc



Earl's Hill

Tegg's Nose & Macclesfield Forest, November 2012

Tegg's Nose from Macclesfield Forest

reflection in Ridgegate Reservoir

Ridgegate Reservoir


Jodrell Bank in the sun

Shutlingsloe

Sutton Common Mast

The Quarry

Macclesfield Forest
our route

Tegg's Nose from the entrance to Macclesfield Forest


Shining Tor

The Cat & Fiddle from Charity Lane

Forest Chapel

Katyn Memorial & Cannock Chase
November 2012

The Katyn Memorial

on the Heart of England Way

Marquis Drive Trig. Point

The Stepping Stones - flooded



The Glacial Boulder ...

... and adjacent Trig. Point

Macclesfield Forest
December 2012


Toiling up Buxtor's Hill

Toot Hill

Shutlingsloe

Forest Chapel

in the forest on Toot Hill


Tegg's Nose in the frost

Tittesworth Reservoir
December 2012


The Roaches

Gulls on the ice


The Dam wall


The water intake


The Roaches, Hen Cloud, Ramshaw Rocks

Avon Gorge
December 2012

Near the bridge, Clifton


The Clifton Suspension Bridge

The Avon

in the Gorge

nearing Pill


The M5 viaduct from Pill

Macclesfield Forest (twice)
December 2012

Boxing Day
Tegg's Nose

on the Tegg's Nose trail



Climbing upto the forest

A decorated tree

Forest Chapel

Nativity scene


December 30th
Shutlingsloe from the Hanging Gate Ridge

Sutton Common mast from the Hanging Gate Ridge

Tegg's Nose from Nessit Hill

Shining Tor from Nessit Hill

Macclesfield Forest (Toot Hill)

Shutlingsloe with a darkening sky

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