Erdigg

A Bank Holiday visit to Erdigg. Looked around the buildings and then a stroll around the trails. Despite all the recent dry weather we still managed to get muddy shoes. Nice walk but definitely need to bring walking boots next time.

View from gardens by the pond, with Geese and goslings

Dining Hall

Library (but it only goes A-I, where's the rest?!)

Chapel

Hollingworth Lake

Slogging around Hollingworth Lake under the blazing sunshine.

Hollingworth elevation

Hollingworth route

Very hazy and bright. Police helicopter and cars around the reservoirs, don't know what they were after. Definitely not the odd fella who was very insistent they weren't after him!

M62 from near Windy Hill

Hollingworth Lake viewed between some rocks on Blackstone Edge

Shutlingsloe

Shutlingsloe from Tegg's Nose. Not quite the route we planned as some of the paths are blocked due to storm damage.

Shutlingsloe elevation

Shutlingsloe route

Lots of bluebells but all inaccessible behind fences. Saw a Dipper briefly on the Clough Brook.

Bluebells

Shutlingsloe

View north from Shutlingsloe

View west from Shutlingsloe

Big blue skies

Moel Arthur

The big walk from Moel Arthur up to Fron-haul. This time coming back via Moel y Parc. Very hot and sunny, glad we started early and remembered the sun cream.

Moel Arthur elevation

Moel Arthur route

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Moel Arthur

View from south side of Moel Arthur

Lamb

Trees bent by prevailing winds on Moel y Parc

Riot of Dandelions in the Vale of Clwyd

Struggling up the brutal slope of Moel Arthur in blazing sunshine

Heading towards Coed Llangwyfan

Panorama from the side of Fron-haul