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colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; summer; Slaidburn; church; St. Andrew's; graves; graveyard; church tower; church clock; sky; blue; sun dial;

Dating back to to 1450, St.Andrews Church lies at the southern end of the village and boasts one of the few triple deck pews in the country

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The ancient stone built village of Slaidburn lies beside the River Hodder, one of the major tributaries of the River Ribble, the Hark to Bounty pictured here lies at the centre of the village which has been considered since ancient time as The Capital of Bowland. The inn dates back to the 11th Century when Bowland was a Royal hunting estate, it was in this inn that the laws of "Vert" or venison were passed and justice meted out' the ancient cout room still exists above the bar

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; summer; Slaidburn; inn; pub; public house; Hark to Bounty; picturesque; walkers; pub sign; village; picturesque; hanging baskets;

The ancient stone built village of Slaidburn lies beside the River Hodder, one of the major tributaries of the River Ribble, the Hark to Bounty pictured here lies at the centre of the village which has been considered since ancient time as The Capital of Bowland. The inn dates back to the 11th Century when Bowland was a Royal hunting estate, it was in this inn that the laws of "Vert" or venison were passed and justice meted out' the ancient cout room still exists above the bar

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Leaving New House and descending to cross the River Hodder on the Stocks Reservoir circular footpath

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Looking across Stocks Reservoir towards the hills of Bowland

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Ironically New House is a derelict barn on the Stocks Reservoir circular footpath

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Stocks Reservoir looking eastward towards the fishery

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This finger post at the Slaidburn end of The Hornby Road points the way up towards Dunsop Fell and over the moors into Whitendale

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The parish church of St.Michael at Whitewell in the Hodder Valley

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Walking along a paved section of the circular walk around Stocks Reservoir in the Forest of Bowland

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This nearly perfect millstone lies on a small gritstone outcrop above Rowantree Rocks.

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A paved section of the Stocks Reservoir circular footpath, a walk of approximately seven miles

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Ironically New House is a derelict barn on the Stocks Reservoir circular footpath

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Brennand Tarn is the only natural tarn of any size on the Bowland Fells. The cigar shaped tarn is situated in a narrow col at the head of Tarn Clough between Whins Fell and Brennand Great Hill. This shot was taken looking west and at the time of taking was home to a family of Canada Geese

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Brennand Tarn is the only natural tarn of any size on the Bowland Fells. The cigar shaped tarn is situated in a narrow col at the head of Tarn Clough between Whins Fell and Brennand Great Hill. This shot was taken looking east and at the time of taking was home to a family of Canada Geese. Legend has it that the Gold Plate from Whalley Abbey was hidden here during the Dissolution of The Monasteries

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Sunset and lamp at Crossgill Littledale near Lancaster

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This nearly perfect millstone lies on a small gritstone outcrop above Rowantree Rocks. Millers House is the outcrop on the skyline

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A millstone on the Bowland Moors near Millers House in the early stages of production

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Newton recorded in the doomsday book as "Neutone" lies beside the River Hodder and has been part of the ancient parish of Slaidburn since Saxon times.

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Newton recorded in the doomsday book as "Neutone" lies beside the River Hodder and has been part of the ancient parish of Slaidburn since Saxon times.

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Newton recorded in the doomsday book as "Neutone" lies beside the River Hodder and has been part of the ancient parish of Slaidburn since Saxon times.

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Millers House is a gritstone outcrop 1km south of the summit of Brennand Great Hill. No doubt named because of the numerous Millstones in various stages of production which lie scattered around the outcrop and others near by

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Millers House is a gritstone outcrop 1km south of the summit of Brennand Great Hill. No doubt named because of the numerous Millstones in various stages of production which lie scattered around the outcrop and others near by. The large rock in the centre of this image is in the early stages.

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Fishing boats and jetty Stocks Reservoir

UK; England; Lancashire; Slaidburn; Stocks Reservoir; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; forest; AONB; outstanding; natural; beauty; nature; season; spring; colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; dam; reservoir; Board House; building; house; water utility; utilities; industry; water resources;

The Board House from the dam, Stocks Reservoir

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The Hornby Road also known as The Salter Fell Road or Salt Road is an old right of way running north to south across the Bowland fells. In ancient times pack trains carried salt across the high moors from Lancaster and the Lune Valley over to Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley' Today the track proper runs from High Salter south to Slaidburn along part the route it follows the course of an old Roamn Road.

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The Valve Tower, Board House and Dam at Stocks Reservoir

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Situated on Gisburn Common at the north-eastern corner of Gisburn Forest lies the remote gritstone outcrop of Resting Stone. Pictured here looking north-east across Ribblesdale towards Pen-y-Ghent

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; remote; UK; England; Lancashire; bowland; forest of bowland; Marshaw; trough of bowland; picturesque; shooting butt; grouse moors; moors; moorland; heather; bilberry; estate; view; AONB; outstanding; natural

Grouse butt on the slopes Marshaw Fell

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Guidepost at Millers House on the footpath from Tower Lodge to Wolfhole Crag

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; summer; moor; moors; moorland; grouse moors; shooting; track; Waddington; easington; fell; blue; sky; heather; heather moor; Walloper Well;

Track across Easington Fell from the road at Walloper Well on the Waddington Fell Road

UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; forest; AONB; outstanding; natural; beauty; nature; season; winter; colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; Wards Stone; ; plateau; moor; moors; moorland; hill; fell; Littledale; Deep Clough; Roeburndale Road; barn

Ward's Stonelooking south across Deep Clough from the Roeburndale Road

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Millers House is a gritstone outcrop 1km south of the summit of Brennand Great Hill. No doubt named because of the numerous Millstones in various stages of production which lie scattered around the outcrop and others near by. The large rock in the centre of this image is in the early stages. The summit of Brennand Great Hill is on the skyline

colour photography; landscape; moody; scenic; scene; dramatic; UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; AONB; outstanding; natural; beauty; hill; fell; moor; rock climbing; moorland; rock; gritstone; outcrop; crag; cloud; sky; Wild; remote; Wolfhole;

Wolfhole Crag in northern Bowland is the most remote gritstone climbing arena in England. Accidents here are not recomended

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Blanket bog on Saddle Fell above Chipping in the Forest of Bowland Lancashire

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Brennand Great Hill is seen here from the watershed wall at Millers House

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This nearly perfect millstone lies on a small gritstone outcrop above Rowantree Rocks. Millers House is the outcrop on the skyline

UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; forest; AONB; outstanding; natural; beauty; nature; season; winter; colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; moor; moors; moorland; hill; fell; Littledale; Roeburndale Road; Caton Moor, Access gate; cattle grid; track

Cattle grid on the Roeburndale Road above Littledale in the Forest of Bowland

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Access track from the Roeburndale Road up onto Caton Moor

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; summer; Holden; Ribble valley; picturesque; House; cottages; historic; street; main street; village; Broxup House;

Broxup House is a Grade 2 listed building at the centre of the village of Holden in the Ribble Valley. The date on the lintel above the entrance is 1687

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A tiny frozen tarn in the depression between Grit Fell and Ward's Stone.

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Three cairns on the morrs above Littledale sometimes referred to as the Three Men of Clougha

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Three cairns on the moors above Littledale sometimes referred to as the Three Men of Clougha

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Farm road in northern Bowland above Roeburndale

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Typical Bowland scenery along the famous "Trough of Bowland" road at Marshaw

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Ward's Stone is he highest point in the Forest of Bowland AONB. Pictured here from the trig point on the western edge of the summit plateau

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Ward's Stone is he highest point in the Forest of Bowland AONB. Pictured here from the trig point on the western edge of the summit plateau

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The shooters track from Littledale up onto the grouse moors on the northern slopes of Clougha; Grit Fell and Ward's Stone

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Looking north from the head of Birk Clough across the upper reaches of the Brennand Valley towards Wolf Hole Crag

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; AONB; outstanding; natural; beauty; hill; fell; moor; moorland; view; road; track; salt road; Hornby Road; Salter Fell; Slaidburn; moor; moors; heather moor; heather;

Also known as "The Salt Road" and "The Salter Fell Track"; Hornby Road is an ancient pack train route across the high moors of Bowland. From Higher Salter in the Lune Valley the road runs south towards Slaidburn and The Hodder valley

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; summer; moor; moors; moorland; partridge; grouse moors; shooting; hatchery; grouse hatchery; waddington; Easington fell

This game hatchery in on the northern slopes of Easington Fell overlooking the Hodder Valley

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Looking toward Ward's Stone from a tiny frozen tarn in the depression between Grit Fell and Ward's Stone. Ward's Stone the highest point in The Forest of Bowland was once thought to be the highest point in Lancashire

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The Three Chairs is a sculpture by Andy Goldsworthy situated in an old quarry on the northern slopes of Grit Fell. The sculptures were commissioned by the landowner The Duke of Westminster

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Looking towards the hills of Cumbria from a rock outcrop on the summit plateau of Ward's Stone the highest point of The Forest of Bowlamd

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Looking north in the valley of the River Dunsop

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Looking north across Morecambe Bay to the Lakeland Fells from the summit of Clougha Pike

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Looking toward Ward's Stone from a tiny frozen tarn in the depression between Grit Fell and Ward's Stone. Ward's Stone the highest point in The Forest of Bowland was once thought to be the highest point in Lancashire

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Walking in Gisburn Forest

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The Grey Mare and Foal is a gritsone outcrop on the eastern edge of summit plateau of Ward's Stone

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Looking south down the valley of Croasdale from the remote collection of gritstone outcrops and boulders known as Little Bull Stones

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A stone built shooting butt on the northern slopes of Clougha Pike. Looking towards the Lakeland hills

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Three cairns on the northern slopes of Clougha Pike

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Looking down Croasdale from the gritstone outcrops of Little Bull Stones

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Situated in the north-west of The Forest of Bowland arethe remote Whelp Stone Crags one of Bowland's largest area of gritstone

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One of many access points to the fells of Bowland this is beside the Oakenclough road at Grizedale Bridge and gives access to Harrisend Fell

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The trig point and summit shelter on Clougha Pike

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Three cairns on the northern slopes of Clougha Pike

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; AONB; outstanding; natural; beauty; hill; fell; moor; moorland; heather moor; heather; blanket bog; mire; peat bog; nature; ecosystem; remote; sphagnum; moss; grass; grasses; peat land; vegetation

Blanket Bog or Mires are areas of peatland under threat from extensive harvesting, the simple logistic of reaching these on the fell tops of Bowland keeps them relatively untouched. Blanket bogs are formed from the decomposition of waterlogged vegetation like Sphagnum Moss this process can take thousands of years

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; AONB; outstanding; natural; beauty; hill; fell; moor; moorland; heather moor; heather; blanket bog; mire; peat bog; nature; ecosystem; remote; sphagnum; moss; grass; grasses; peat land; vegetation

Blanket Bog or Mires are areas of peatland under threat from extensive harvesting, the simple logistic of reaching these on the fell tops of Bowland keeps them relatively untouched. Blanket bogs are formed from the decomposition of waterlogged vegetation like Sphagnum Moss this process can take thousands of years

Colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scenic; scene; UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; forest; AONB; outstanding; natural; beauty; remote; hill; fell; moor; moorland; crag; outcrop; gritstone; rock; climbing; sculptured; wind; cloud; weathered; centre of England; Whitendale; hanging stone; GPS; Dunsop Bridge; blue; sky; wind; eroded; erosion;

Whitendale Hanging Stones are a collection of wind eroded gritstone boulders or outcrops. Situtated on remote moorland to the north of Dunsop Bridge in Bowland they are the nearest feature to the true centre of England

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Whitendale Hanging Stones are a collection of wind eroded gritstone boulders or outcrops. Situtated on remote moorland to the north of Dunsop Bridge in Bowland they are the nearest feature to the true centre of England

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; AONB; outstanding; natural; beauty; hill; fell; moor; moorland; clough; cleugh; stream; Marshaw; decoy pond; pond; reservoir; reeds; grouse moors; heather; bilberry; Blaze Moss; shooting; game birds;

Looking across the grouse moors towards Blaze Moss Top from the estate decoy pond beside the shooters track to Black Clough on the slopes of Hawthornthwaite in the Marshaw area of The Forest of Bowland

UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; forest; AONB; outstanding; natural; beauty; Clougha; Grit Fell; Moors; moorland; access land; upland; Lancaster; Quernmore; nature; season; winter; colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; remote; isolated; heather; heather moor; estate road; shooters track; walker; leisure; pastime; recreation; wind farm; Caton Moor

A shooting estate road leading up from The Littledale Road to Grit Fell. The Wind Farm in the distant is on Caton Moor

UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; forest; AONB; outstanding; natural; beauty; Clougha; Grit Fell; Moors; moorland; access land; upland; Lancaster; Quernmore; Rigg Lane; nature; season; winter; colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; remote; isolated; heather; heather moor; access sign; access area; map; sign board; information; access information

Access to Clougha Pike from Rigg Lane car park Quernmore

Colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scenic; scene; picturesque; UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; forest; AONB; outstanding; natural; beauty; remote; isolated; hill; fell; moor; moorland; crag; outcrop; gritstone; rock; climbing; sculptured; wind; cloud; weathered; centre of England; Whitendale; hanging stone; GPS; Dunsop Bridge; blue; sky; wind; eroded; erosion; ecosystem; geology;

Whitendale Hanging Stones are a collection of wind eroded gritstone boulders or outcrops. Situtated on remote moorland to the north of Dunsop Bridge in Bowland they are the nearest feature to the true centre of England

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; forest of Bowland; AONB; outstanding; natural; beauty; hill; fell; moor; moorland; Cold Stone; Catlow Fell; Catlow; crag; rock climbing; gritstone; rock; climbing; wall; drystone; cloud; remote; desolate; sky;

The high moorland fells of Bowland have very few areas of crag; those there are are small and remote such as this gritstone outcrop at Cold Stone. One mile west of the road summit at Bowland Knotts and a similar distance north-west of Cross of Greet Bridge the crag is remote and hard to access but still has many difficult climbs

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scenic; scene; UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; AONB; forest; outstanding; natural; beauty; hill; fell; moor; moorland; peat moor; heather moor; sighting tower; survey tower; White Hill; Thirlmere; aqueduct; sky; remote; water;

One of three Survey Towers on White Hill they were used in the construction of the Thirlmere Aqueduct which runs under White Hill

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; forest; AONB; outstanding; natural; beauty; hill; fell; moor; moorland; arbor; arbour; Calder; valley; shooting lodge; lodge; house; track; grouse moors; remote;

What the origins of this building in the valley of the River Calder called "The Arbour" were is obscure, the platform by the door suggests somewhere to place the results of a days shooting. The building was securely locked on my last visit.

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; AONB; Saddle Fell; AONB; outstanding; natural; beauty; hill; fell; moor; moorland; heather moor; heather; blanket bog; mire; peat bog; nature; ecosystem; remote; sphagnum; moss; grass; grasses; peat hag; access; access gate; fence; access notice; kissing gate

Access gates such as this one on Saddle Fell are common on Bowlands high moorland

UK; Europe; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; AONB; outstanding; natural ; beauty; Slaidburn; Whitendale; Croasdale; Dunsop Head; Baxton Fell; upland; moors; moorland; heather; heather moor; grouse moor; fence; walker; leisure; retired; remote; isolated; hills; fells; season; spring; ecosystem; shooting; estate; scene; scenic;

Following the fence line across Baxton Fell from the salt Road acroos Bowland towards Dunsop Head

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End of the shooters track up Baxton Fell the track leaves the Salter Fell Road above an old quarry at the head of Croasdale

UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; scene; scenic; picturesque; summer; season; nature; hill; hills; fell; fells; field; barn; field barn; finger-post; signpost; way-mark; gate; field; stile; gatepost; Parlick; Saddle Fell; Bradley Barn; Wolfen Hall; Saddle End

The footpath to Wolfen hall and Saddle End from Bradley Barn with Parlick in the background

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Walking towards Height o' th' Hill farm at Stalmine

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; UK; England; Europe; Lancashire; Lancaster; River Lune; Snatchems; Golden Ball; pub; inn; restaurant; leisure; recreation; food; season; summer; weather; fine; sunny; bright; nature

Located on the Lune Estuary west of Lancaster lies this historic inn. Officially called The Golden Ball the inn has long been known as Snatchems. The name no doubt reflects the press gangs which used to operate here at the height of the Slave and Cotton Trade, its isolated location would also attrct smugglers.

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This ancient and lichen encrusted sandstone boundary stone stands on the summit of The Trough of Bowland and marks the pre-1974 border of Lancashire and Yorkshire. The inscription on the top of the stone reads Boundary and 1897, either side are distances to Lancaster; Whitewell; Clitheroe and Bay Horse. Marked on the OS maps as "The Grey Stone of Trough" this would no doubt refer to the original pre-1897 stone. An inscription on the plinth gives the makers as "Casson, East Road Works, Lancaster". The two square marks at the bottom on either side were brass memorial plaques to two local cyclists which have been removed and now have their own bases to the right of the stone

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; picturesque; UK; England; Yorkshire; North York Moors; Glaisdale; St.Thomas; church; spire; tower; village; road; fence; walls

Dating back to 1793 The church of St.Thomas stands beside lane into the North York Moors valley of Glaisdale

UK; Europe; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; scene; scenic; season; spring; nature; picturesque; Trough of Bowland; The Trough; The Trough Road; Trough House; Trough Barn; Blaze Moss; Whin Brow; pass; road; hills; fells; moors; moorland; weather; rain; hail; squall;

The Trough of Bowland seen from above Sykes Nab

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; picturesque; idyllic; UK; England; Yorkshire; Yorkshire Dales; Kettlewell; Wharfedale; village; cottages; summer; blue; sky; limestone; limestone dales; valley;

Kettlewell in Wharfedale seen from the limestone escarpments below Great Whernside and Conistone Moor

UK; Europe; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; scene; scenic; season; spring; nature; picturesque; Trough of Bowland; The Trough; The Trough Road; Trough House; Trough Barn; Blaze Moss; Whins Brow; pass; road; hills; fells; moors; moorland; weather; rain; hail; squall; Langden; Hareden; valley; Hawthornthwaite Fell Top;

A panorama of western Bowland taken from Staple Oak Fell above Sykes Nab. From left to right Hareden Fell, then the Langden valley; on the skyline in the distance is Hawthornthwaite Fell Top in front of which is Holdron Moss. The next high point is Blaze Moss which drops down to The Trough Road and the finally Whins Brow

landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; colour photography; UK; England; Lakeland; Lake District; Cumbria; National Park; Ulpha; Duddon Valley; Dunnerdale; Almshouses; cottages; summer; village; blue; sky; buildings; housing; picturesque; caw; hills; fells; field; drystone walls;

The Almshouses at Ulpha in the Duddon Valley

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; UK; England; season; summer; weather; fine; sunny; bright; Lancashire; Europe; River Lune; Sunderland; Sunderland Point; estuary; river; port; cotton tree; nature; boat; boats; fishing; quay; quayside; gatepier; column; Overton; Lancaster; Heysham

Sunderland or Sunderland Point as this location is commonly known lies at the mouth of The Lune Estuary between The City of Lancaster and the ferry terminal port at Heysham. The village which can only be reached at low tide by single track road across the marshes from Overton, was once an important port in the slave trade. Developed by Robert Lawson, a local Quaker,as an out port for Lancaster where ships could tie up and wait for the tide or even unload. Among the fine buildings along the old quayside were an inn, The Three mariners, and the old customs house. Other attractions are Sambo's Grave and The Cotton Tree which unfortunately blew down in 1998.

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; UK; England; season; summer; weather; fine; sunny; bright; Lancashire; Europe; River Lune; Sunderland; Sunderland Point; estuary; river; nature; coast; coastal; beach; pebble; wild flowers; tide tidal; Plover Scar; Overton; Heysham; Lancaster

Sunderland or Sunderland Point as this location is commonly known lies at the mouth of The Lune Estuary between The City of Lancaster and the ferry terminal port at Heysham. The village which can only be reached at low tide by single track road across the marshes from Overton, was once an important port in the slave trade. Developed by Robert Lawson, a local Quaker,as an out port for Lancaster where ships could tie up and wait for the tide or even unload. Among the fine buildings along the old quayside were an inn, The Three mariners, and the old customs house. Other attractions are Sambo's Grave and The Cotton Tree which unfortunately blew down in 1998. This picture shows Sunderland Point itself with Plover Scar Lighthouse in the estuary mouth at the top left

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; picturesque; idyllic; UK; England; Yorkshire; Yorkshire Dales; Halton Gill; Littondale; village; cottages; hamlet rowan tree; summer; blue; sky; limestone; limestone dales; lane; farm;

Halton Gill is a tiny hamlet at the upper end of Littondale

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; UK; Europe; England; Lancashire; Fleetwood; Fylde; season; spring; Wildlife Trust; Fleetwood Marsh; nature reserve; reed; common reed; pond; housing; development

Fleetwood Marsh Nature Reserve

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; UK; England; season; summer; weather; fine; sunny; bright; Lancashire; Europe; River Lune; Sunderland; Sunderland Point; estuary; river; port; cotton tree; nature; beach; shingle; pebble; boat; fishing; moored; ropes; Overton; Lancaster; Heysham;

Sunderland or Sunderland Point as this location is commonly known lies at the mouth of The Lune Estuary between The City of Lancaster and the ferry terminal port at Heysham. The village which can only be reached at low tide by single track road across the marshes from Overton, was once an important port in the slave trade. Developed by Robert Lawson, a local Quaker,as an out port for Lancaster where ships could tie up and wait for the tide or even unload. Among the fine buildings along the old quayside were an inn, The Three mariners, and the old customs house. Other attractions are Sambo's Grave and The Cotton Tree which unfortunately blew down in 1998.

UK; England; Lancashire; Bowland; Forest of Bowland; scene; scenic; picturesque; summer; season; nature; hill; hills; fell; fells; moor; moors; moorland; heather moor; grouse moor; shooting estate; estate; estate road; track; heather; Marshaw; Tail Clough Black Clough; Blaze Moss; clough; cleugh; shooting butt; butt; Nab End; Ward's Stone

The panorama north to west from a shooting butt on Nab End, Marshaw. Ward's Stone , Bowland's highest point is the fell on the skyline to the left

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; UK; England; season; summer; weather; fine; sunny; bright; Lancashire; Europe; River Lune; Sunderland; Sunderland Point; estuary; river; port; cotton tree; nature; beach; shingle; pebble; boat; fishing; moored; ropes

Sunderland or Sunderland Point as this location is commonly known lies at the mouth of The Lune Estuary between The City of Lancaster and the ferry terminal port at Heysham. The village which can only be reached at low tide by single track road across the marshes from Overton, was once an important port in the slave trade. Developed by Robert Lawson, a local Quaker,as an out port for Lancaster where ships could tie up and wait for the tide or even unload. Among the fine buildings along the old quayside were an inn, The Three mariners, and the old customs house. Other attractions are Sambo's Grave and The Cotton Tree which unfortunately blew down in 1998.

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; UK; England; season; summer; weather; fine; sunny; bright; Lancashire; Europe; River Lune; Sunderland; Sunderland Point; estuary; river; port; cotton tree; nature; estuary; erosion defence; beach; shingle; pebbles; Overton; Heysham; Lancaster

Sunderland or Sunderland Point as this location is commonly known lies at the mouth of The Lune Estuary between The City of Lancaster and the ferry terminal port at Heysham. The village which can only be reached at low tide by single track road across the marshes from Overton, was once an important port in the slave trade. Developed by Robert Lawson, a local Quaker,as an out port for Lancaster where ships could tie up and wait for the tide or even unload. Among the fine buildings along the old quayside were an inn, The Three mariners, and the old customs house. Other attractions are Sambo's Grave and The Cotton Tree which unfortunately blew down in 1998. This picture looking upstream from the point shows ancient erosion control

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; UK; England; Lake District; Cumbria; Lakeland; Troutbeck; Wansfell; Nanny Lane; Walker; lane; summer; well equipped; sunshine;

Walking along Nanny Lane on the way to Wansfell above Ambleside

colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; UK; England; season; autumn; nature; Lancashire; River Lune; Plover Scar; Lighthouse; front light; automated; cockersands; glasson dock; francis raby; cockerham; coast; coastal; estuary; mussel bed

Plover Scar Lighthouse is situated on this mussel bed west of Cockersands Abbey at the mouth of The Lune Estuary. Built in 1847 it was the front light of two and guided boats into the then busy Port of Lancaster and the tiny port at Glasson Dock. The light was automated in 1951 the light is still in use