The walk is along an old railway line which was a link from Manchester to London and was closed in 1968 and was taken over by the Peak District National Park who have done a grand job in making the paths and tunnels publicly accessible.It passes through and follows the valley of the River Wye and certainly is a stunning area.
We followed the pathway over the top of two of the tunnels,Cressbrook and Litton and enjoyed some amazing views of the valley below and limestone grassland and scenery.
Bird,wildlife and flora sightings included a pair of Ravens,a handfull of Siskin,a Southern and Migrant Hawker and several species of Butterfly which included Meadow Brown,Wall,Speckled Wood,Comma and Green-veined White and some lovely flowers which included a new species for myself Grass Of Parnassus and other niceties in the form of Dwarf Thistle,Devils-bit Scabious,Eyebright,Tormentil and Wild Marjoram.
After completing a blister popping 17.5 miles,we eventually returned to the car park at Miller's Dale slightly weary and travelled home after a very enjoyable visit to this superb area,one of which we will certainly be returning to.
Glad you enjoyed your day pass to Derbyshire Steve :-)
ReplyDeleteIt was a very nice day Ian thanks :-)
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