Monsal Dale - Miller's Dale - The White Peak,Saturday 19th March 2022.

A good forecast today saw the gang heading to one of our favourite areas to walk between White Lodge Car Park and Miller's Dale Station taking in Monsal Dale,Cressbrook Dale,Litton Mill and Miller's Dale Station and back again.

As previous readers to my blog know,this area is a personal fave and takes in some lovely scenery and is great for wildlife and birds.

Today's highlights from the avian world included at least 4 pairs of Dippers,just lovely to see and the most we have encountered along here,at least 15 singing male Chiffchaff and a lovely Raven overhead at White Lodge/Monsal Dale.

But it wasn't just about the birds as we saw several Bumble Bees and also my first Brimstone Butterflies of the year,with one,a male at Miller's Dale station and another.a female near Litton Mill.

As always it was a real pleasure to visit here again and the following are my favourite photos from our day.

Monsal Head Weir,In Full Flow Today.

The Iconic Monsal Head Viaduct.

A View Along Cressbrook Dale.

A Sign Of Spring,Greater Celandines.

A Female Common Toad Found In Water-Cum-Jolly Dale.

Cressbrook Tunnel.

Cressbrook Dale.

Cressbrook Mill.

Monsal Head Weir,Home To Dippers And Grey Wagtails.