A bright but very cold day walking the Stiperstones ridge. There’s snow on the Welsh mountains…
Crowsnest Dingle
Stiperstones silhouettes
Black Mountain view
Snow on the Berwyns
Rough grazing
Red kite
I’ll take the low and winding road
Spotlight on Stiperstones village
My route:
A pleasant, if somewhat muddy, walk in the Welsh border country hills between Oswestry and the Ceiriog valley.
Gyrn Moelfre
Apparently, Gyrn Moelfre is featured in the film “The Englishman who went up a Hill but came down a Mountain”
View to Foel Rhiwlas
View with larches
Spotlight
The Ceiriog valley
There’s a light dusting of snow on the Berwyns, just visible left of centre
Nice autumnal light and colours in and around the Ironbridge gorge.
Just published to Geoff’s Rail Diaries – the illustrated account of Sunday’s superb day out. Visit “Foxfield Autumn Gala“.
“The Autumn Steam Gala”: Sunday’s weather looked a better prospect than Saturday’s – and so it proved, the kind of lighting that makes for a touch of drama.
More will follow in a “Rail Diaries” page…
We parked in the Cardingmill Valley, Church Stretton – and immediately left, on foot, heading via Cwmdale to the Batch Valley. Long Batch takes us to the top of the Mynd – then via the Boiling Well (almost) and back down the Townbrook Valley, cutting across the foot of the Burway to return to Cardingmill.
The Lawley
Batch Valley – towards the bottom
Batch Valley – View to Long Batch
Looking back on Long Batch
Sunlight on the ridges
Mynd Pool
Mynd view
Caer Caradoc
View to the Wrekin
Hawthorn
Caer Caradoc (again)
Townbrook valley
Cardingmill – sunlight on The Pike
The Route:
A National Trust property near Worcester. The park was Capability Brown’s first landscape design, and Croome Court’s most recent occupants were the Hare Krishnas.
Another fine, sunny day – just a bit too hazy for the views, but great weather for a walk on the southern Long Mynd. Start at Priors Holt (Malcolm Saville’s “Witchend”), follow forestry tracks to the top of the Mynd, then turn southwards to Plowden, and contour back via Church Moor.
Hen Batch
In the forest
Out of the forest
Lunch beside the pool
Handless
South Mynd sheep
Hazy day
Plowden
Mushroom with a view
Another fine specimen
Out via the old railway track, back via Arlescott. The weather was far too good to stay at home…
Much Wenlock
Arlescott
The path ahead
Harrowed Ground
Parasol Mushroom
Elderberries
The “Severn Valley Limited” on its way to Blackpool from Bridgnorth – seen near Shifnal, several hours after departure, and running early – but still less than 10 miles (as the crow flies) from its starting point.
(Two) More photos at “Leander” on Geoff’s Rail Diaries
