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2018.08.01 ** Totley (Cross Scythes) PH, ~W on A621Rd, take Lane Head Rd, pass (tunnel) airshaft, ~WSW / SW to Trig Pt at SK285788, ~SW to B6054 Rd & NW along it to Barbrook Bridge, cross rd & ~W (just North of Lady Cross) to White Edge & along it to ~SK266778, down ~W to Grouse Inn, ~W (south side of Inn) then ~SW / WNW to join Derwent Valley Heritage Way at ~SK245773, ~S on D.V.H.Way to cross Froggatt Bridge, ~400m beyond bridge turn ~W up to cross B6001 Rd, thru Knouchley Farm, continuing to Stoney Middleton, cross A623 Rd ~S at SK230755, follow FP ~SSW into & along Coombs Dale for about 250m, climb out of C. Dale ~SSW, cross the once Open Cast workings to Bleaklow, down -several directions - to Rowland, rd & FP ~S to Toll Bar House, follow Monsal Trail ~SSE to (Hassop) Station (Farm), under A619 rd*, Bakewell - leader Richard Bennett - Wednesday - * bus stop on this road for Chatsworth / Sheffield taken by photographer  

Cross Scythes PH

one of several ventilation shafts for the Totley Railway Tunnel

coming up from Totley

Trig Point near Flask & Brown Edges

Higger Tor - rock massif to the left and another ventilation tower

towards the road & Bar Brook Bridge

remains of Lady Cross

Higger Tor with Stanage Edge behind & above it

seen across the valley (in which the River Derwent Flows) - a transmission mast to the left of Sir William Hill Road - purple heather clad Eyam Moor to the right of the 'road'. The 'road' is a 'byway open to all traffic'

some walkers on White Edge

Lose Hill and Win Hill - with Kinder behind

descending from White Edge

farm in Stoke Flat

The Grouse Inn

farm in Stoke Flat again

close to the Grouse Inn

trees in pictures above seen in the woods below the A625 road & Stoke Flat

Grindleford - bridge crossing the River Derwent on road at bottom right

Win Hill to left and Bamford Edge to right

entrance to a Woodpecker's nest

flowing water from rain a few days previously - otherwise the ground remains dry most other places

zoomed into birds bathing in puddle

house seen from the Derwent Valley Heritage Way not very far from Froggatt Bridge

River Derwent upstream of Froggatt Bridge

young Mallard Ducks

probably young Mandarin duck

young Mandarin ducks?

up toward Knoughley Farm

Knoughley Farm

Calver Sough?

gap between Curbar & Baslow Edges

Interesting notes

dead tree awaiting winter gales

snapping the 3rd man

St Martins Church

down towards Coombs Dale

up from Coombes Dale

Black Harry Gate at the West end of 'Rough Side' - a dale which we passed

portion of opencast workings where we crossed has been backfilled for some time

coming down from Bleaklow

new house at Bleaklow

'chickens' at Rowland

one of the houses at Rowland

down toward Toll Bar House and the Monsal Trail

the evidence of the drought

Toll Bar House

'works' near the Monsal Trail

machine for removing tree stumps

approaching Hassop Station

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