Best of May 2020

Woodland walk

There are a couple of things that I will remember May 2020 for. Firstly, the ongoing situation with the Covid19 crisis. The situation eased a little bit with the lockdown restrictions being eased even further but I have been reluctant to venture far from home. It would have been easy…

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Another day, different weather

Winter conditions around Bowes Village. The one thing about living up here in the north pennines is that weatherwise hardly two days are the same. After my blog post of that bright winters dawn yesterday (The Early Bird) today was a different matter. We were greeted by a thick layer…

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The early bird….

There are many days where I could sit and type a decent short blog. The words may not be as important as the accompanying illustrations, whether artwork or photographs. But time just slips away. However, this morning was one of those days where I felt the need to put together…

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Autumn Falls

High Force Teesdale in autumn. Teesdale waterfall

Teesdale Waterfalls in Autumn This a short descriptive blog of our route and photographs taken today- 20th October 2015. Hopefully you will find it useful if you plan a visit. Start at Bowless Visitor Centre Car park on the B6277 Middleton in Teesdale to Alston Road just past Newbiggin. The…

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