![](thumb_IMG_5844t_Ilam.jpg) Ilam and the Manifold Valley New Year's Day, 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_5845.jpg) Ilam Church |
![](thumb_IMG_5846.jpg) Ilam Hall |
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![](thumb_IMG_5849.jpg) Castern Hall |
![](thumb_IMG_5850.jpg) Beeston Tor with Grindon beyond |
![](thumb_IMG_5852.jpg) The Manifold from the rim |
![](thumb_IMG_5854.jpg) lunch |
![](thumb_IMG_5856.jpg) The submerged stepping stones |
![](thumb_IMG_5858.jpg) Returning having failed to find an alternative way |
![](thumb_IMG_5975t_Cannock.jpg) Shugborough & Cannock Chase February 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_5976.jpg) "Hockney Trees" on the Satnall Hill |
![](thumb_IMG_5976_1.jpg) Snowdrops |
![](thumb_IMG_5977.jpg) Cattle in Shugborough Park |
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![](thumb_IMG_5983.jpg) The Bull |
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![](thumb_IMG_5986.jpg) The Triumphal Arch |
![](thumb_IMG_5988.jpg) more cattle |
![](thumb_IMG_5994.jpg) The House |
![](thumb_IMG_5995.jpg) swans on a flooded field |
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![](thumb_IMG_5998.jpg) Crossing the Sherbrook River |
![](thumb_IMG_5999.jpg) a sight of a stag |
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![](thumb_IMG_6019t_Keele.jpg) Silverdale, Keele and the University February 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_6020.jpg) Keele Church |
![](thumb_IMG_6021.jpg) The Clockhouse, Keele University |
![](thumb_IMG_6022.jpg) Clockhouse Drive |
![](thumb_IMG_6023.jpg) Keele Hall |
![](thumb_IMG_6024.jpg) The new sculpture in Union Square |
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![](thumb_IMG_6027.jpg) Sculpture and the chapel |
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![](thumb_IMG_6027t_Flash.jpg) Flash, Knotbury and Three Shire Heads March 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_6028.jpg) The Weslyan Chapel, Flash |
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![](thumb_IMG_6032.jpg) a cold start above Flash |
![](thumb_IMG_6034.jpg) near Knotbury |
![](thumb_IMG_6036.jpg) Danebower Quarry |
![](thumb_IMG_6037.jpg) crossing the Dane |
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![](thumb_IMG_6041.jpg) The Dane |
![](thumb_IMG_6042.jpg) Three Shire Heads |
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![](thumb_IMG_6046.jpg) Fall on the Dane |
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![](thumb_IMG_6049.jpg) Alpaca below Flash |
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![](thumb_IMG_6131_218t_Apedale.jpg) Apedale April 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_6131_219.jpg) The 12.00 noon; waiting to depart |
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![](thumb_IMG_6131_222.jpg) departure |
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![](thumb_IMG_6214t_Rudyard.jpg) Rudyard Lake Railway April 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_6216.jpg) tree rings |
![](thumb_IMG_6217.jpg) girls rowing club |
![](thumb_IMG_6218.jpg) Rudyard |
![](thumb_IMG_6219.jpg) Merlin and train travelling south to Rudyard |
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![](thumb_IMG_6222.jpg) King Arthur with train approaching Hunthouse Wood station |
![](thumb_IMG_6223.jpg) King Arthur running round its train at Hunthouse Wood |
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![](thumb_IMG_6241t_Whixall%20Moss.jpg) Whixall Moss April 2013 |
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![](thumb_IMG_6244.jpg) Along the former railway track |
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![](thumb_IMG_6247.jpg) The Moss |
![](thumb_IMG_6248.jpg) Robin |
![](thumb_IMG_6250.jpg) An abandoned peat factory |
![](thumb_IMG_6251.jpg) The Moss |
![](thumb_IMG_6252.jpg) Roundthorn Bridge |
![](thumb_IMG_6254.jpg) Can you see the owl on the post? |
![](thumb_IMG_6256.jpg) Long eared owl |
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![](thumb_IMG_6259.jpg) Although it looks like a statue, it did move! |
![](thumb_IMG_6275t_Cannock_Chase.jpg) Cannock Chase May 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_6276.jpg) The Katyn Memorial |
![](thumb_IMG_6277.jpg) Crow |
![](thumb_IMG_6281.jpg) The Sherbrook River |
![](thumb_IMG_6282.jpg) The stepping stones |
![](thumb_IMG_6284.jpg) Still going strong |
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![](thumb_IMG_6286.jpg) The Chase |
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![](thumb_IMG_7311t_Cheddleton.jpg) Cheddleton, June 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_7312.jpg) Churnet Valley Railway Waiting to depart from Cheddleton |
![](thumb_IMG_7318.jpg) The restored cross |
![](thumb_IMG_7320.jpg) domestic fallow deer |
![](thumb_IMG_7321.jpg) Alpaca |
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![](thumb_IMG_7324.jpg) Dad - on Father's day |
![](thumb_IMG_7326.jpg) crossing the Coombes Valley brook |
![](thumb_IMG_7327.jpg) an orchid |
![](thumb_IMG_7328.jpg) stuck in a bog |
![](thumb_IMG_7329.jpg) just withdrawn |
![](thumb_IMG_7331.jpg) modelling the mishap |
![](thumb_IMG_7332.jpg) The dove cote Whitehough Hall |
![](thumb_IMG_7333.jpg) Whitehough Hall |
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![](thumb_IMG_7338.jpg) St Leonnard's, Ipstones |
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![](thumb_IMG_7341.jpg) a converted chapel |
![](thumb_IMG_7342.jpg) Consall Forge the canal and railway from the Black Lion |
![](thumb_IMG_7343.jpg) Churnet Valley Railway Departure from Consall Forge |
![](thumb_IMG_7353t_Dovedale.jpg) Ilam, Dovedale and Hall dale June 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_7354.jpg) Ilam Church |
![](thumb_IMG_7356.jpg) Ilam Cross |
![](thumb_IMG_7358.jpg) Thorpe Cloud |
![](thumb_IMG_7360.jpg) Dovedale: the footbridge |
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![](thumb_IMG_7363.jpg) braving the stepping stones |
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![](thumb_IMG_7365.jpg) Ilam Rock |
![](thumb_IMG_7366.jpg) Hall Dale |
![](thumb_IMG_7367.jpg) Heidi and Oliver German wayfarers |
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![](thumb_IMG_7371.jpg) Castern Hall |
![](thumb_IMG_7391t_Buxton_Walks.jpg) Buxton Walks July 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_7392.jpg) The Golf Course from Watford Farm |
![](thumb_IMG_7393.jpg) Buxton from the path |
![](thumb_IMG_7394.jpg) Solomon's Temple (Grin Low) |
![](thumb_IMG_7396.jpg) Axe Edge |
![](thumb_IMG_7397.jpg) Burbage |
![](thumb_IMG_7399.jpg) Axe Edge |
![](thumb_IMG_7400.jpg) Solomon's Temple Walk |
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![](thumb_IMG_7402.jpg) inside the temple |
![](thumb_IMG_7403.jpg) Buxton Dome and Park |
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![](thumb_IMG_7406_40_032.jpg) Walk to Corbar Hill and Cross |
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![](thumb_IMG_7406_40_038.jpg) Buxton and Solomon's Temple |
![](thumb_IMG_7406_40_039.jpg) towards Chrome Hill |
![](thumb_IMG_7406_40_041.jpg) Hare bells |
![](thumb_IMG_7406_40_043.jpg) Orchid on a walk round Tittesworth Reservoir |
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![](thumb_IMG_7409t_Monsal_Trail.jpg) Monsal Trail July 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_7411.jpg) Just after the start at Miller's Dale |
![](thumb_IMG_7412.jpg) Meadow Sweet |
![](thumb_IMG_7414.jpg) Orchid |
![](thumb_IMG_7415.jpg) Rough Chervill |
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![](thumb_IMG_7417.jpg) Lady's Bedstraw |
![](thumb_IMG_7418_39.jpg) Purple Loosestrife |
![](thumb_IMG_7419.jpg) Margarites |
![](thumb_IMG_7420.jpg) Bladder Campion |
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![](thumb_IMG_7421_37.jpg) Knapweed |
![](thumb_IMG_7422.jpg) Towards Litton Tunnel |
![](thumb_IMG_7423.jpg) Litton Mill |
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![](thumb_IMG_7425.jpg) Litton Tunnel |
![](thumb_IMG_7429.jpg) Cressbrook Dale |
![](thumb_IMG_7430.jpg) Cressbrook Hall |
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![](thumb_IMG_7432.jpg) Monsal Dale from Monsal Head Viaduct |
![](thumb_IMG_7433.jpg) Great Longstone Station |
![](thumb_IMG_7434.jpg) Bakewell Station |
![](thumb_IMG_7436.jpg) Bakewell from the Trail |
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![](thumb_IMG_7470t_Stiperstones.jpg) The Stiperstones August 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_7471.jpg) The Devil's Chair |
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![](thumb_IMG_7477.jpg) Corndon hill |
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![](thumb_IMG_7479.jpg) attempted self photo ... |
![](thumb_IMG_7481.jpg) ... success! |
![](thumb_IMG_7482.jpg) The way ahead |
![](thumb_IMG_7483.jpg) Return to the ridge Devil's Chair on the left |
![](thumb_IMG_7494t_Brown_Clee.jpg) The Brown Clee Hill August 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_7495.jpg) The summit from the fort |
![](thumb_IMG_7497.jpg) Caer Caradoc (right) and Hope Bowdler |
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![](thumb_IMG_7499.jpg) Titterstone Clee Hill |
![](thumb_IMG_7502.jpg) Memorial |
![](thumb_IMG_7504.jpg) Looking back to the south summit |
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![](thumb_IMG_7507.jpg) The summit |
![](thumb_IMG_7512.jpg) Some of many horses |
![](thumb_IMG_7514.jpg) The Malverns |
![](thumb_IMG_7516.jpg) Approaching Pat's 78th birthday |
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![](thumb_IMG_7519.jpg) Not a telephone box but ... |
![](thumb_IMG_7520.jpg) ... a library! The Little Red Book Stop, Abdon |
![](thumb_IMG_7728t_Caer_Caradoc.jpg) Caer Caradoc September 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_7730.jpg) Swallows gathering for their African Journey Cardington |
![](thumb_IMG_7731.jpg) The Lawley from the Cardington Lane |
![](thumb_IMG_7733.jpg) Caer Caradoc summit |
![](thumb_IMG_7734.jpg) Coffee time |
![](thumb_IMG_7735.jpg) Up to the ridge |
![](thumb_IMG_7736.jpg) The Lawley |
![](thumb_IMG_7737.jpg) Hope Bowdler Hill |
![](thumb_IMG_7739.jpg) living with ... |
![](thumb_IMG_7741.jpg) ... medicated angina! |
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![](thumb_IMG_7785t_Macclesfield.jpg) Macclesfield Forest September 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_7786.jpg) Shining Tor from Nessit Hill |
![](thumb_IMG_7787.jpg) Tegg's Nose from Nessit Hill |
![](thumb_IMG_7789.jpg) on Nessit Hill |
![](thumb_IMG_7791.jpg) Shutlingsloe |
![](thumb_IMG_7793.jpg) The Cat & Fiddle from the Standing Stone |
![](thumb_IMG_7795.jpg) Scabius? |
![](thumb_IMG_7796.jpg) Bees and Insects enjoying the nectar from ? |
![](thumb_IMG_7797.jpg) Up Charity Lane from Forest Chapel |
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![](thumb_IMG_7799.jpg) Tegg's Nose from Hacked Way Lane |
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![](thumb_IMG_7801t_Shutlingsloe.jpg) Shutlingsloe from Trentabank September 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_7802.jpg) Tegg's Nose and Ridegate Reservoir the following week |
![](thumb_IMG_7803.jpg) Damp and Misty |
![](thumb_IMG_7804.jpg) Cobwebs and ... |
![](thumb_IMG_7805.jpg) ... very wet grass |
![](thumb_IMG_7807.jpg) Black sheep on Piggford Moor |
![](thumb_IMG_7808.jpg) Our Goal, with the mist beginning to clear |
![](thumb_IMG_7809.jpg) On the summit of Shutlingsloe |
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![](thumb_IMG_7815.jpg) Where we had been from the rdige beyond the Hanging Gate |
![](thumb_IMG_7818t_Brown_Clee_Hill.jpg) Brown Clee Hill September 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_7819.jpg) Another misty start Clee Burf |
![](thumb_IMG_7820.jpg) The summit: Abdon Burf |
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![](thumb_IMG_7825.jpg) Abdon Burf from the Five Springs |
![](thumb_IMG_7826.jpg) Clee Burf from the Five Springs |
![](thumb_IMG_7829.jpg) Nearly at the second summit, Clee Burf |
![](thumb_IMG_7830.jpg) Teatime near Cockshutford |
![](thumb_IMG_7830_22t_Hanchurch.jpg) Hanchurch Woods October 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_7830_23.jpg) The Water Tower |
![](thumb_IMG_7830_26.jpg) Speckled Wood |
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![](thumb_IMG_7830_28.jpg) Fly Agaric (amanita muscaria) |
![](thumb_IMG_7830_30.jpg) Fly Agaric just emerging |
![](thumb_IMG_7835t_Isar.jpg) Along the Isar Munich, October 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_7836.jpg) Weißenberger Platz |
![](thumb_IMG_7837.jpg) Outside the Gasteig |
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![](thumb_IMG_7839.jpg) St Maximillian Church |
![](thumb_IMG_7840.jpg) The Power Station |
![](thumb_IMG_7841.jpg) near the Zoo |
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![](thumb_IMG_7844.jpg) The Thalkirchener Brücke |
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![](thumb_IMG_7847.jpg) The Isar beyond the Marienklausenbrücke |
![](thumb_IMG_7848.jpg) Feuerwehr excercises |
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![](thumb_IMG_7852.jpg) Graffitti under the Mittelerer Ring |
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![](thumb_IMG_7878t_Tegg's_Nose.jpg) Walker Barn & Tegg's Nose November 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_7879.jpg) Tegg's Nose from Ridgegate Resevoir |
![](thumb_IMG_7882.jpg) from Warrilow Head farm |
![](thumb_IMG_7883.jpg) Walker Barn Methodist Church |
![](thumb_IMG_7885.jpg) Macclesfield Forest and Shutlingsloe from Tegg's Nose |
![](thumb_IMG_7887.jpg) Shutlingsloe from Tegg's Nose |
![](thumb_IMG_7888.jpg) Bottoms resevoir from Tegg's Nose |
![](thumb_IMG_7889.jpg) descending the Nose |
![](thumb_IMG_7925_Ferry_Meadows.jpg) Ferry Meadows Peterborough November 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_7926.jpg) with Paul and Rosalind |
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![](thumb_IMG_7930.jpg) Cormorant |
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![](thumb_IMG_7932.jpg) A carved owl |
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![](thumb_IMG_7960t_Cannock.jpg) Cannock Chase December 2013 |
![](thumb_IMG_7962.jpg) A cold start |
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![](thumb_IMG_7970t_Macclesfield_Forest.jpg) Christmas Walk Macclesfield Forest 22nd December |
![](thumb_IMG_7971.jpg) climbing up to the forest edge |
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![](thumb_IMG_7975.jpg) Decorated tree in the forest |
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![](thumb_IMG_7978.jpg) Charity Lane |
![](thumb_IMG_7979.jpg) Shutlingsloe |
![](thumb_IMG_7980.jpg) Shining Tor |
![](thumb_IMG_7981.jpg) Forest Chapel |
![](thumb_IMG_7982_Apedale.jpg) Christmas Day Apedale |
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![](thumb_IMG_7986_Shining%20Tor.jpg) Boxing Day Shining Tor |
![](thumb_IMG_7987.jpg) Fog with snow and ice underfoot |
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![](thumb_IMG_7990.jpg) Summit |
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![](thumb_IMG_7999.jpg) Our single glimpse of the sun |
![](thumb_IMG_8000.jpg) The bothy chapel on Foxlow edge |
![](thumb_IMG_8000t_Wrekin.jpg) The Wrekin 29th December |
![](thumb_IMG_8001.jpg) Start at the southern end in the sunlit woods |
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![](thumb_IMG_8003.jpg) The Wrekin Aerial with dirty weather on the way |
![](thumb_IMG_8004.jpg) The summit in the late afternoon |
![](thumb_IMG_8005.jpg) The Breiddon Hills and the flooded Severn |
![](thumb_IMG_8006.jpg) Ironbridge Power station in the sunset |
![](thumb_IMG_8007.jpg) The Brown Clee (Abdon Burf) |
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![](thumb_IMG_8016.jpg) A lovely walk! |