May 2010 photos

to be added Saturday May 1st Leighton Moss RSPB
to be added Friday 7th May Local Birds (Pied Flycatchers)
to be added Monday 10th May  Bray Clough birds
to be added Wednesday 12th May Rocher Wood - South Yorkshire

to be added Tuesday 18th May a.m. Torside and above

Tuesday 18th May 2010  Crowden to Black Hill over Laddow Rocks

A walk on the Pennine way section from Crowden to Black Hill over Laddow Rocks returning under the rocks close to Crowden Great Brook.
A warm sunny day.  Time  15:30 to 19:00


Brockhole Wood Nature Reserve at Crowden


The old quarry in the Nature Reserve


Pennine Way


Crowden Castles


Bareholme Moss


Laddow Rocks




Crowden Great Brook below the Castles


Looking back to Crowden


View south to Ashop Head on Kinder Scout from Laddow Rocks


View North towards Black Hill from the Pennine Way track over Laddow Rocks


Torside Clough with Kinder Scout on the horizon


Top end of Crowden Great Brook - the land beyond and left is marked Red Ratcher on the OS map - great name


Pennine Way walkers


The view South; Kinder on the horizon - Bleaklow centre left - Torside Clough centre - Bareholme Moss near left and Black Tor low centre


Close up of the Castles


Wildboar Clough across Longdendale  leading to Wain Stones on Bleaklow on the horizon (honest!)


South side of Longdendale - rocks in the foreground on Bareholme Moss - Bleaklow on the horizon


Returning to Crowden on the lower path (below Laddow Rocks) - Shelf Stones and James's Thorn on the horizon


A final view back towards the Nature Reserve

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