Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Category: North Yorkshire

  • Early Purple Orchids

    Early Purple Orchids

    The information board provided by the National Park says that Early Purple Orchids can be seen on the limestone meadows of Sulber Nick in the Ingleborough nature reserve. So I guess these must be Early Purple Orchids seen against a backdrop of Pen-y-Ghent, one of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. They brightened up a trog up the motorway…

  • Deer farming, near Little Ayton

    Deer farming, near Little Ayton

    I screwed up yesterday.  I’ve just been told in no uncertain terms they were Swaledale sheep featured in yesterday’s post and not Black Faced. Thanks Trevor. I did get the title right though. So for today I think I’m safe in saying these are deer and by a process of elimination I’ll say they are…

  • Steam at Battersby

    Steam at Battersby

    A few times a year preserved steam engines use the Esk Valley railway on the way to the North York Moors Railway at Goathland. Locos are frequently hired or loaned between the country’s preserved railways. At Battersby Junction station trains from Middlesbrough have to reverse out to continue to Whitby; and vice versa. That’s no problem…

  • Sunset over the Cleveland Hills

    Sunset over the Cleveland Hills

    Another covering of snow last night. Tried to drive up to the top of the Baysdale road to gain some height but gave up at the foot of Park Nab. View is towards Battersby.

  • Roseberry Topping

    Roseberry Topping

    Roseberry looked good this morning. A fresh covering of overnight snow.