This day I was leading my parents who are of equal ability along a moorland path in the Geltsdale area. We encountered boggy ground, cows with calves, midges! We saw Skylarks, heard a grouse, saw lots of thistles, common blue butterflies and horseflies. The area reminds me of the Peak District with its peat-coloured water and heathery slopes. It is a nice circular walk with fabulous views across the Solway to Criffel and the Scottish Borders. The route was Hynam Shield-Binney Bank-Middle Top-Tarnmonath Fell-Gairs-High Hynam-Hynam Shield. The area provides drinking water for the surrounding towns and villages and has a grouse-shooting season. It is access land and much of the area is rarely visited by tourists. If you want to be alone on a bank holiday, you know where to come!! Cotton grass also grows here and the rocks are of sandstone. The lower valley is wooded with Ash, sessile oak, hazel. Much of the Geltsdale area is SSSI land.
Area :Northern Pennines
Between the A69 and the A66. The region is widely considered to be one of the most scenic areas of the United Kingdom. The North Pennines and Nidderdale are designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
This day I was leading my parents who are of equal ability along a moorland path in the Geltsdale area. We encountered boggy ground, cows with calves, midges! We saw Skylarks, heard a grouse, saw lots of thistles, common blue butterflies and horseflies. The area reminds me of the Peak District with its peat-coloured water and heathery slopes. It is a nice circular walk with fabulous views across the Solway to Criffel and the Scottish Borders. The route was Hynam Shield-Binney Bank-Middle Top-Tarnmonath Fell-Gairs-High Hynam-Hynam Shield. The area provides drinking water for the surrounding towns and villages and has a grouse-shooting season. It is access land and much of the area is rarely visited by tourists. If you want to be alone on a bank holiday, you know where to come!! Cotton grass also grows here and the rocks are of sandstone. The lower valley is wooded with Ash, sessile oak, hazel. Much of the Geltsdale area is SSSI land.
