April Peregrinations

April Peregrinations in the hills and dales around Hebden Bridge and the Upper Calder Valley in the South Pennines. A wildlife haven and walkers’ paradise in one of dramatic corners of Yorkshire

Walshaw Dean Reservoir
Walshaw Dean Reservoir
Mallard ducklings at Wilcock Dam, Pecket Well
Skylark on Wadsworth Moor
View from Limers Gate above Pecket Well
Bluebells in Hardcastle Crags
Bluebells in Hardcastle Crags
Bluebells in Hardcastle Crags
The first bluebells in Hardcastle Crags
Packhorse track in Hardcastle Crags
Rocky outcrops in Hardcastle Crags
Leaves coming out on the trees in Crimsworth Dean
Standing stone on Wadsworth Moor
Rocky mound on Wadsworth Moor
View from Elmet Farmhouse at Pecket Well with the first leaves on the trees in Hardcastle Crags
Meadow pipit on Wadsworth Moor
Meadow pipit on Wadsworth Moor
Bleached grass on Walshaw Moor
Hardcastle Crags from Walshaw
Mallard with ducklings
Lambs at Walshaw
Lambing time at Walshaw
Lambing time at Walshaw
View from Shackleton Hill above Hardcastle Crags towards Stoodley Pike
Crimsworth Dean
Crimsworth Dean
Crimsworth Dean
Wild garlic in Crimsworth Dean
Blackthorn in Pecket Well
View of Heptonstall from Pecket Well War Memorial at Smeekin Hill
View from Elmet Farmhouse at Pecket Well with Heptonstall and Stoodley Pike
Swaledale sheep with lambs on Wadsworth Moor
Swaledale lamb on Wadsworth Moor
Swaledale sheep with lambs on Wadsworth Moor
Luddenden Reservoir
Banks of Luddenden Reservoir
Northern Wheatear on Wadsworth Moor
Meadow Pipit in Crimsworth Dean
Wadsworth Moor from Limers Gate
Swaledale sheep on Wadsworth Moor
Lower Gorple Reservoir
Standing stone above Lower Gorple Reservoir
Lambing time in the hills and dales around Hebden Bridge
Lambing time in the hills and dales around Hebden Bridge
Hardcastle Crags
Curlews at Walshaw
Crimsworth Dean looking towards Stoodley Pike
Frosty morning at Elmet Farmhouse with Heptonstall and Stoodley Pike
Stoodley Pike
Lambing time in the hills and dales around Hebden Bridge
Lambing time in the hills and dales around Hebden Bridge
Lambing time in the hills and dales around Hebden Bridge
Lambing time in the hills and dales around Hebden Bridge
Lambing time in the hills and dales around Hebden Bridge
Spring morning at Elmet Farmhouse with Heptonstall and Stoodley Pike
Oystercatchers at Leesahaw Reservoir near Oxenhope
Oystercatchers at Leesahaw Reservoir near Oxenhope
Lapwing above Crimsworth Dean
Lapwing above Crimsworth Dean
Curlew in Crimsworth Dean
Curlew in Crimsworth Dean
Northern Wheatear in Crimsworth Dean