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2022.06.15  Circular walk on Wednesday - Low Bradfield, Bus Shelter at SK263:917, ~S on Rd just past The Plough Inn, ~W on FP to join Blindside Lane, and WSW along it, at DK125:913 turn W into wood then NW to edge of Dale Dike Reser., follow edge of Reser. ~SW and turn ~W over stream and go up Brogging to House & Barn (at N-end of Strine Reser embkt), follow track ~W then then NW up to Mortimer Rd, & follow rd W-ward crossing crossing Strines Bridge and turning off NNE on Foulstone Rd BW which bends WSW then W up to Bradfield Hill Gate, (SK198:907), path ~N to  Trig Beacon at Back Tor, (tea break), leave ~NE & join 'paved' FP Cartledge Stone Ridge ~NNE to Cartledge Flat where FP goes ~N to join BW Dukes Drive at Sk208.934 going NNE, at SK217.946 Dukes Drive turns E-ward crossing Rushy Dike, & along the top of Hurkline Edge to cross Motrimer Rd at SK246.945, then on FP ~SW to Agden Side Rd at Sk253:938, few metres on Rd ~E  then ~S on FP passing Frost House (unseen), and later turning ~SE  then ~E to join road at Small Field Farn, follow road turning ~S down edge of Agden Reser. and passed it's Embkt, just past Large House take FP SW across spillway stream F.B., passed Cricket ground back to Bus Shelter - leader David Jefferies - 11 on walk about 12 miles.

2 Dry Stone walling

3 path above 'stream' from Dale Dike Reservoir to Dam Flask Reservoir

5 on Blindside Lane walking toward Dale Dike Reservoir entrance

10 from Blindside Lane into woods alongside Dale Dike Reservoir

13 Through woods to edge of Dale Dike Reservoir

18 view of farm on the other side of Dale Dike

20 Hallfield - a Hall on the other side of Dale Dike Reservoir

25 don't trip on the roots!

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30 looking down Damflask Reservoir

32 near the top of Damflask Reservoir

35 Fungi

37 up Brogging toward the house & (barn  behind)

39 The Tower (Boots Folly) at top with Strines Reservoir's Embankment below

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41 Broggin House (Broggin Barn just visible behind - holiday accommodation)

42 Broggin Barn

44 looking at an inflow point at the South of Strines Reservoir

47 stream flowing from NW into Strines Eservoir

51 Onto Foulstone Road

52 looking down Foulstone Road

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55 cottage seen when looking back down Foulstone Road

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58 grouse butts in two main places along Foulstone Road

60 Wheelstones zoomed into - person atop them

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63 Cakes of Breas

64 Ridge Lose Hill, Back Tor*, Mam Tor, Rushup Edge -* more than one 'Back Tor in the Dark Peak

68 Wheelstones and Cakes of Bread on Derwent Edge

69 Back Tor with Treg Beacon

75 lunch at Back Tor

77 path below winds to Lost Lad a viewing point

78 also at lunch

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83 zoomed into Strines Reservoir - spillway at far side of this picture
84 Back Tor behind us
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88 a scattering of pine trees has appeared in the last few years
90 The Tower (Boots Folly) to left - the buildings near the left of Middle are around Sugworth Hall (see walk 2022.06.12 done before this one by Tony)
91 a rare 8 legged? sheep
94 possibly the top of Abbey Brook?
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103 boundary stone

104 the other side of the stone
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108 Rushy Dike?
109 dry stone wall crumbling away following Dukes Drive
111 zoomed into Agden Reservoir and Damflask Reservoir from Dukes Drive? Or from a point closer to them?
with bales113 part of Mortimer House grounds - Agden Reservoir to right
116 Rocher Woods and Rocks above mid picture
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125 geese near Smallfield (just North of Agden on road taken here)

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130 ducks and ducklings in Agden Reservoir

131 Agden Reser.

133 ditto

135 Agden Embankment

137 fungi

138 down toward Agdens spillway channel and bus shelter beyond Low Bradfield cricket ground

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