Have you had your Five a Day?
Five photos taken on walks in the countryside around Hebden Bridge and the Upper Calder Valley, interspersed with views from Elmet Farmhouse in the village of Pecket Well. Yorkshire at its finest. Enjoy! (Lesley Jackson)
31 May 2016
The last hurrah for the bluebells in Hardcastle Crags
One of the most extensive bluebell woods in England
Spectacular as ever this year
A round of applause, please!
Book early at Elmet Farmhouse for more of the same next year!
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30 May 2016
Bluebells in full flower in Hardcastle Crags
They colonise every surface…
… from mossy rocks
… and sylvan groves
… to woodland glades
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29 May 2016
A spectacular display of bluebells on the lesser-known upper slopes of Hardcastle Crags
Tender new oak leaves
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28 May 2016
Table Rock – woodland vantage point hidden away in Hardcastle Crags
View from Table Rock
More bluebell woods hidden away in the recesses of Hardcastle Crags
Seek and ye shall find…
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27 May 2016
Bluebells in Hardcastle Crags – a short walk from Elmet Farmhouse
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26 May 2016
Reflections in the dam near Gibson Mill at Hardcastle Crags
Same old, same old… bluebell infinity in Hardcastle Crags
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25 May 2016
Young stag with petite antlers full of the joys of spring in Crimsworth Dean
The verdant slopes of Shackleton Hill in Crimsworth Dean
Glimpse of bluebells through the trees above the dam near Gibson Mill in Hardcastle Crags
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24 May 2016
Heavenly scenes in the bluebell woods of Crimsworth Dean
Bluebells and ramsons (wild garlic) in perfect harmony
Purest blue and purest green
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23 May 2016
Bluebell meadow in Crimsworth Dean
Bluebell woods in Crimsworth Dean
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22 May 2016
Bluebellerama in Crimsworth Dean
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21 May 2016
Cascades of bluebells and wild garlic (ramsons) in Crimsworth Dean
Bluebells and wild garlic (ramsons)
Lambs and ewes sheltering under trees in Crimsworth Dean
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20 May 2016
Fifty shades of green – lush canopy in Hardcastle Crags
Purple haze – dense carpet of bluebells in Hardcastle Crags
Bluebells in Crimsworth Dean
Crimsworth Dean spring woodland splendour
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19 May 2016
Carpet of bluebells in Hardcastle Crags – far side of the river near Gibson Mill
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18 May 2016
Purple haze in Hardcastle Crags
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17 May 2016
Bluebellerama in Hardcastle Crags – it just gets better and better!
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16 May 2016
Bluebellerama in Hardcastle Crags
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15 May 2016
View from Elmet Farmhouse
Cottage garden at Elmet Farmhouse
Tulips and daffodils in the garden at Elmet Farmhouse
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14 May 2016
Hebden Water in Hardcastle Crags
Woods in Hardcastle Crags
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13 May 2016
Trio of geese in Crimsworth Dean
Roe deer in Crimsworth Dean
Goose on chimney of Gibson Mill in Hardcastle Crags
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12 May 2016
Early morning in Hardcastle Crags – sun streaming through the trees
Rocky outcrops in Hardcastle Crags
The Crags themselves
View of Hebden Water from the upper slopes of Hardcastle Crags near Widdop Gate
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11 May 2016
Bracken-covered slopes at Blake Dean
Confluence of Graining Water (left) and Alcomden Water (right) at Blake Dean
Graining Water and Alcomden Water merge at Blake Dean to form Hebden Water
Steep steps leading down from Widdop Gate into Hebden Dale and Hardcastle Crags
Blake Dean at the head of Hebden Dale and Hardcastle Crags
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10 May 2016
“We’re ready for our close-up” – family group posing in Crimsworth Dean
Bucolic Blakean scene in Crimsworth Dean
A lovely spring morning in Crimsworth Dean
Not bad for an early morning commute
Spinks Hill Mob – near Stone Booth Farm in Crimsworth Dean
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9 May 2016
Zooming in on Crimsworth Dean…
And zooming out again…
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8 May 2016
And still they come…
More lovely lambs in Crimsworth Dean
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7 May 2016
Crimsworth Dean is awash with migrants… Two lapwings briefly touch down, taking a break from their wild aerial acrobatics
This oystercatcher has obviously been busy foraging in the mud, judging from its slimy beak
Dunlin – another long-beaked wader which heads inland to the high moorlands to breed in the spring
This is where they all flock to… Crimsworth Dean
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6 May 2016
Zwartbles sheep at the upper slopes of Crimsworth Dean – an unusual breed of Dutch origin
The ewes have a distinctive white stripe on their face and white ankles. The young lambs are dark brown all over.
It’s still busy in the Crimsworth creche…
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5 May 2016
A beady-eyed thrush in Hardcastle Crags
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4 May 2016
Bluebells in Hardcastle Crags – still early days… watch this space!
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3 May 2016
Bluebells unfurling in Hardcastle Crags…
… the start of a month-long spectacular
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2 May 2016
Evening sunshine – view from Elmet Farmhouse
Stoodley Pike and Heptonstall on the horizon
Spring flowers in the cottage garden at Elmet Farmhouse with spectacular view behind
Daffodils in full bloom in the field in front of Elmet Farmhouse
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1 May 2016
Cottage garden at Elmet Farmhouse with primroses, daffodils and hellebores
A big clump of white hellebores with a lovely view behind
Dark purple hellebores with a row daffodills behind
Pulmonaria and primroses
Orangey-red tulips just coming out – a new addition to Elmet’s cottage garden this year
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