Here is the latest addition to our home made tools, consisting of a birch plywood construction, this took me a full day to make and cost less than 50 pounds to make, the one inch thick birch plywood came
My next story is based upon a true event which took part in the valley of Mardale in Westmoreland, now Cumbria about the sad loss of a once fine dwelling which was from the onset doomed by time and by
Known as Paris Quadrifolia meaning four, Herb Paris got very clever indeed, see here how many leaves it can develope. And the flower onc again I hope you enjoyed seeing these wonderful and rare flowers
Here we have a very common flowering plant but it is very hard to spot being all green and only about a couple of inches high, the Common Crosswort just about to open its four individual petals. The early
A traditional whitewashed barn in Upper Teesdale with Cronkley Fell in the background, the best time of year for flower hunting is from June onwards, here we are at semi apline country so the flowers are
A nice bunch of Self Heal next to the road in Swaledale, another medicinal used by the apothecary in days gone by, I have used this on bruises and it definately works. Famous dandelion meadows and brook
Our local Lotus flower the locals call it Eggs and bacon due to its reds and yellow, Birds foot Trefoil, in a good season the flower throughout the summer, this is why traditional meat is so sweet where
Here we have another public thouroughfare where a myriad of different flowers and fauna can be seen, including these Fragrant Orchids, Butterfly Orchid, Common Eyebright, Goatsbeard and Yellow Rattle all
Alongside another public pathway in upper swaledale is a wonderful meadow where these Butterfly Orchids grow, also in the meadown are Pryrmid Orchids, Meadow Vetch, and a plethora of wild dog rose bushes.
The Common Blue butterfly often visits one of our local hay meadows, but are very difficult to get a picture of, they are very lively indeed. Whilst on a walk on the fells we found this butterfly on the
In a quiet place and roadside verge we found these unique hybrids of the Common Spotted Orchid, they grow right next to the main road where most people walk straight past them without ever noticing these
As keen outdoor folks we spent a lot of time in our local area and other dales adjoining Swaledale, here is a sellection of our own photo's taken over the last 25 years. I will be doing a series of ten
The year was 1919 and sad news reaches the folk of Mardale Green, they awoke to learn that the Manchester Water Corporation had just secured the long awaited Haweswater Act, a compulsory purchase agreement
Beginning from the top downwards, The first three picture are of the contents of a vein within a Mayfly wing and the very tiny feathers that cover the surface of a common moths wings, each feather fits
In the beginning amongst tribal and higher civilizations, food and survival had been the mainstay of our living philosophies that formed and developed the human character. Long before the industrial and
Suddenly into view came a hidden hand from behind an invisible Berlin type wall, long before the truth movement began is a system one can now clearly see wreaking havock upon societies "Slate Free
