Wednesday, 7 December 2011

Catrigg Force

Catrigg Foss, Yorkshire

Catrigg Force is an impressive waterfall as Stainforth Beck flows into a haunted dell. No-one seems to know who or what haunts the dell. I certainly didn't spot anything unusual when I visited after dark :-)

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Autumn Maple

red autumn maple leaves

At the weekend we visited Chatsworth House in Derbyshire and walked the gardens and woodland trail. The autumn leaves looked quite spectacular, particularly the red maple. :-)

autumn leaves

The berries of the yew tree look unusual. The seed is formed first then the red flesh grows around the seed, leaving an opening at one end. The seeds are poisonous, as are most parts of the yew tree...

yew berries

Monday, 17 October 2011

Warrendale Knotts Cave

Warrendale Knotts Cave

Warrendale Dale Knotts Cave is hidden on Warrendale Knotts 60m above the Settle to Attermire footpath. The cave isn't the easiest to find, located behind a limestone block and a patch of nettles. There are approx 20m of passage, all crawling :-(

Friday, 7 October 2011

Spider Cave

Spider Cave

Spider Cave is a high opening in Beacon Scar. The debris strewn passage quickly lowers to a crawl which enters a small chamber. A squeeze through to the left enters a passage which is too narrow to follow :-(

Spider Cave

Monday, 3 October 2011

Brent Scar Cave

Brent Scar Cave, Yorkshire Dales

Brent Scar Cave is a high fissure to the south of Victoria Cave. The passage closes in after about 5 metres :-(

Thursday, 15 September 2011

Spider

spider, tegenaria domestica

I spotted this monster spider earlier today. There seems to everywhere this autumn, lurking just out of sight :-)
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