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2017.10.29 - First walk of winter* - Longshaw, beyond 'White Edge' Lodge to ~ SK263780, ~ E up to White Edge, follow Edge to ~ SK277741 on Curbar Rd, cross A621 at intersection, ~ SSE up to Birchen Edge, Nelsons Monument, down Edge at ~ SK282723, pass Robin Hood PH, FP ~NW below Moorside Farm, cross A621, up to, but under Wellington Monument, Baslow Edge, path ~ W down to Rd, ~ 100m ~ N on Rd to ~ SK258748, FP ~ W to old watering site in Curbar, Calver (River Derwent), various FPs to climb up to FPs along Bramley Wood & Bank Wood, ~ E on School Lane then FPs to Baslow Church, on Rds to Nether End. - leader Deena Jeffery - Wednesday. * a sunny day not at all wintery

from near National Trusts Longshaw Estate's cafe zoomed into pond

Higger Tor seen from Longshaw's cafe

Mother Cap & Over Owler Tor also seen from cafe

Longshaw Lodge vegetable garden

Death Cap Fungi

started on the flat path towards White Edge Lodge, but then -----

- but then climbed up & roughly followed the unseen road above (A6187)

White Lodge in view

passing White Lodge

climbing up to White Edge itself

a view of White Edge as we climbed up to it

zoomed into farm on flat area below White Edge

zoomed into The Grouse Inn

zoomed into deer seen on plains below White Edge

trig point on White Edge

looking across Big Moor

the breached Bar Brook reservoir embankment seen across the moor near buildings

up towards Birchen Edge

the A621 the Sheffield / Baslow road

Trig Beacon on Birchen Edge

Moorside Farm seen below

Nelson's Monument

large rock outcrops engraved with the names of Nelsons ships

Moorside Farm again


down from Birchen Edge





The Robin Hood Inn



zoomed in from the FP below Moorside Farm - Birchen Edge & Nelson's Monument further behind

Baslow Church spire just visible to the right of this picture. ( we returned to Baslow through the fields beyond the church)



heading towards the A621 road and beyond it Wellington's Monument (we passed below it)

a bridge over Bar Brook

Wellington's Monument just visible behind our party - the spike to the right of the tree

Eagle Stone with Curbar Edge behind

starting on Baslow Edge

The River Derwent is hidden below in trees but passes below the wooded hill. We later ascended up the gradual slope on the right up to Bramley Wood

Eagle Stone again - the A621 road behind

Eagle Stone - and various edges behind - but which ones?

on Baslow Edge

viewing point on Baslow Edge - Curbar Edge behind

Curbar Edge

on a FP down from the Curbar / Baslow Edge gap

how many rock climbers can you see on the section of Curbar Edge?

Lady Beetle

down towards Curbar's watering point

Curbar Edge again

Curbar's watering point

The Bridge Inn near the River Derwent

Calver Mill next to the River Derwent

looking back at the Curbar / Baslow Edges gap


Methodist Church in Calver

Calver

up towards Bramley Woods

a glimpse of Chatsworth House

zoomed further in

in the woods

disused quarry







initially on a road to Baslow (later on footpath)



taken from a footpath on the way to Baslow

Baslow Church

Weir on the River Derwent - far less water than in the previous rainy Sunday