In August we took Ethel the campervanAMP for a long weekend to Hayfield in High Peak, Derbyshire which is directly west of Sheffield and not far from Kinder Scout. The pic above was taken from out of the van window only ten minutes from Sheffield – glorious! It was beautifully lush compared with the arid south which had been struggling with drought and hose pipe bans.
We followed the Sett Valley Trail which runs along an old railway line for 2.5 miles, mostly through woodland.
These alpacas were guarding the Ragwort admirably
It was a beautifully cool and damp valley and the Raspberry was growing away happily.
I do enjoy a Geranium and I’m now adding to my list of wild ones, even if originally garden escapes like this one!
This is only the second time I’ve found this Helleborine and this one had started to go over. The first time I saw one was near Pett in SussexAMP.
We arrived at Torrs Riverside Park in New Mills which was a lovely setting for some history learnt from information boards about the local impact of the industrial revolution.
The next day Mike was keen to get up a bit higher to see the views so we headed up past the reservoir onto the moor.
Apparently a moor is a “a tract of open uncultivated upland, typically covered with heather” – there was plenty of that!
A lovely spot for a paddle after a bit of a climb.
We found some fabulous views without having to climb too high, being still very unfit after breaking my ankle earlier in the year!
For this visit we stayed at Hayfield Camping and Caravanning Club Site which was a short walk along the river to the village and pubs.
Read about last time we visited the Peak districtAMP
Love this so much!! I’m a novelist looking for info on August wildflowers in the Derbyshire Peaks area –and here you were! Exactly what I needed, thank you for sharing this!! Love the pictures, so beautiful.
Hi Gail, That’s really great! Thank you