Floral Frolics Down The Derbyshire Dales

Floral Frolics Down The Derbyshire Dales: Chee Dale

Six kilometres east of Buxton along the Bakewell-bound carriageway of the A6 sits a lay-by on the north-facing crest of a steep ascent known as Topley…

Jan 26 • 

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February 2024

Floral Frolics Down The Derbyshire Dales: Deep Dale (the one near Taddington Wood)

Deep Dale has a fraternal twin with which it shares several characteristics (see Floral Frolics Down The Derbyshire Dales: Deep Dale (the one near…

Feb 5, 2024 • 

Stephen Middleton

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January 2024

Floral Frolics Down The Derbyshire Dales: Peter Dale and Hay Dale

The three kilometres (1.8 miles) that lead the visitor from the southernmost bounds of Peter Dale to the northernmost border of Hay Dale are guaranteed…

Jan 3, 2024 • 

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December 2023

Floral Frolics Down The Derbyshire Dales: Deep Dale (the one near Topley Pike)

If you’ve ever conducted an internet search for Deep Dale, Derbyshire, you could be forgiven for feeling a tad confused.

Dec 6, 2023 • 

Stephen Middleton

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October 2023

Floral Frolics Down The Derbyshire Dales: Water-cum-Jolly Dale

No other limestone valley in the White Peak of Derbyshire will elicit more of a titter at the utterance of its name than Water-cum-Jolly Dale, its…

Oct 13, 2023 • 

Stephen Middleton

April 2023

Floral Frolics Down The Derbyshire Dales: Monk's Dale

The choice of dale for which to explore can be an agonising process of thought.

Apr 2, 2023 • 

Stephen Middleton

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March 2023

Floral Frolics Down The Derbyshire Dales: Miller's Dale - Priestcliffe Lees Nature Reserve

Miller’s Dale has had its fair share of having its surface re-shaped by the ineluctable forces of the industrial revolution, a frenzied wave of human…

Mar 9, 2023 • 

Stephen Middleton

Floral Frolics Down The Derbyshire Dales: Woo Dale

A good analogy of getting to know the qualities of a dale is to think of it in terms of an estimation of human character.

Mar 1, 2023 • 

Stephen Middleton

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January 2023

Floral Frolics Down The Derbyshire Dales: Cressbrook Dale (Its West-facing Flanks)

To the fertile mind of the floraphile the area that encompasses the west-facing flanks of Cressbrook Dale is a magnificent amusement park of shameless…

Jan 25, 2023 • 

Stephen Middleton

May 2022

Floral Frolics Down The Derbyshire Dales: Monk's Dale Wood

Habitats are important things.

May 16, 2022 • 

Stephen Middleton

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February 2022

Floral Frolics Down The Derbyshire Dales: Monsal Dale (Monsal Head to Fin Cop)

Introduction

Feb 26, 2022 • 

Stephen Middleton

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Floral Frolics Down The Derbyshire Dales: Cressbrook Dale (South)

Egressing from the springs of Wardlow Mires, a deepening gorge engraves its way for two glorious miles, oriented north to south, give or take a twist or…

Feb 11, 2022 • 

Stephen Middleton

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