Moel Famau

Moel Famau from Cilcain.

Moel Famau elevation

Moel Famau route

A bit of sunrise broke through the cloud early on. Very misty and cloudy, particularly up on the hills.

Red Sky in Morning, Sheep Still Yawning

Mists in the valleys

Foggy forest near Moel Famau

Foggy forest (No bears, wolves or witches. This time.)

Abbey Village

Abbey Village walk, with the diversion around the broken paths in the woods.

Abbey Village elevation

Abbey Village route

Blowing fierce winds on the moors. A quick lunch next to the reservoir beset on all sides by unruly dogs after our pork pies. Then home to defrost.

Jubilee Tower

Ceiriog

A new walk around Ceiriog, down a bit from Llangollen.

Ceiriog elevation

Ceiriog route

Good job we had a map, gps and guide book. Very few footpath markers or signs anywhere.
Started off chilly, with ice and frozen puddles and a stiff breeze on the hills. Very bright sunshine most of the day.

Sheep Trek

Woods on a hill

Track leading off to somewhere

Big clouds over bracken and fields

Sheep grazing under berries

Delamere Forest

Walk around Delamere Forest. Starting from Yeld Lane because the usual car park is shut before 8am, apparently.

Delamere forest elevation

Delamere forest route

A bit of a chilly start and a little bit of orange dawn. The moss was still and flat as usual.

Stone circle on the hill overlooking Delamere forest

Looking out towards the Peak District

Cloudy skies over Blakemere Moss

Panorama of Blakmere Moss

Moel Arthur

Moel Arthur to Moel y Parc and back.

Moel Arthur elevation

Moel Arthur route

Llangollen

Llangollen and Velvet Hill but taking a bit of a diversion up the side of Eglwyseg.

Llangollen elevation

Llangollen route

View from near Bryn Goleu

Beefy bottoms

View from Castell Dinas Bran

Bales going by the lunch spot

Lingmoor

Lingmoor

Lingmoor elevation

Lingmoor route

A wander around Lingmoor and Little Langdale.

Chapel Stile from Lingmoor

Side Pike

Langdale Pikes

Brown Lamb

Anglezarke

A walk around Anglezarke and Rivington reservoirs.

Anglezarke elevation

Anglezarke route

An area we usually avoid because it's so soggy but not in this weather.
Met a great convoy of sheep heading along the path.

Sheep on a mission

Cautious sheep

Lush vegetation around the pond in White Coppice

Moel Arthur

Moel Arthur to Penycloddiau and on round Fron Haul but coming back via Moel y Parc.

Moel Arthur elevation

Moel Arthur route

Last year the hills were carpeted in flowering heather but the drought and heat had left everything dry, brown and withered. The day started cloudy with the top of Moel Arthur covered in fog. This cleared to another hot, dry day.

Moel Arthur in fog

Sheep searching in vain for green grass

Heather being cut on the Moel Llys-y-coed

Moel Famau

A walk from Cilcain to Moel Famau, round the forest, back up Moel Famau then the long way back by Moel Dywyll.

Moel Famau elevation

Moel Famau route

Blazing sun and boiling hot. Had to have lunch under an umbrella it was so fierce.

View over the valley

Lyme Park

A look around the inside of Lyme Park (where it was cool) and a brief wander around the gardens (which were boiling hot).

Lyme Park (as featured on Red Dwarf, and some period costume thing...)

Piano in the entrance hall

Religious reading in the Library

The Lyme Missal (1487)

Dining Room

Elizabeth I's coat of arms (note the red dragon instead of a unicorn)

Bay Window

Dress

 Someone just had to play dress up!

Another dress

Lyme Hall

Lyme Hall

Fountain in the Orangery

Sumptuous seating

Sumptuous sleeping

Harpsichord