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PEAK DISTRICT - RIVER BRADFORD FROM ELTON 23rd MAY 2010

Location -
Peak District - River Bradford from Elton
Map -
The Peak District White Peak Area - OL24
Route -
Elton, Cliff Farm, Tomlinson Wood, Bleakley Plantation, Mawstone Farm, Youlgrave, River Bradford, Middleton, Whitfield Lane, Mount Pleasant Farm, Rock Farm, Elton
Distance -
7.5 Miles
Weather -
Hot and Sunny
Memory Map overlay - No
Route Map -
map
Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission
of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.


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Leaving the village of Elton heading down the hill to Cliff Lane with Anthony Hill ahead.


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Further down the hill.


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Cuckoo Flower I believe.


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One of the many types of gated style I came across today.
The wild flowers beyond typical of the Dales on a hot May day.


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Another gate and more wild flowers.


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Buttercup in a little more detail.


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Nearing Bleakley Plantation.


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A few Bluebells remain in the shady spots.


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I was being watched from over the wall.


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Then more cows came to see who was walking past on such a hot day.


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I think this one had seen enough and was now quite bored.


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Youlgrave from Bleakley Plantation.


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The path down leading eventually to Mawstone Farm.


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The outskirts of Youlgrave.


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Fruit blossom adding to the spring colours.


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Youlgrave.

 

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The clapper bridge over the River Bradford.

 

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A little shade and cold running water on an unusually hot May day where temperatures in Nottingham reached 28.9c (84f).
See my weather website for details.

 

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A very elegant way of stacking wood in Mount Pleasant Farm.

 

Pano
Near Anthony Hill I took a panoramic image (click on the image for the full version).
I also took a short video here (32Mb).

 

 

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