A free day for us both to be able to get out together walking, saw Tracey and myself heading for Fairholmes car park between Ladybower & Howden Reservoirs in Upper Derwentdale in the Peak District.
We had planned to complete a circular route staring from Fairholmes, then along the western edge of Derwent and Howden Reservoirs, up to Slippery Stones and it's famous, old packhorse bridge and then back along the eastern shore of both reservoirs and back to the car.
The walk takes in some lovely scenery, being more akin to somewhere in Scandinavia rather than northern England.
To start the weather was pretty cold, with a cool northerly wind, but by late morning it was much warmer and pleasant conditions for walking.
A noticeable feature on today's visit was the fairly low water levels, obviously due to the low amount of rain we have been experiencing of late.
Very few birds were seen today, apart from a few Crossbills chipping overhead, but the scenery certainly made up for this and it was nice for us to get out together again for a wander.
The following are a selection of my favourite photos from our day in this beautiful part of the Peak District.
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| Derwent Dam, Derwent Reservoir. |
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| Derwent Reservoir. |
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| Howden Dam. |
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| Howden Reservoir. |
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| Howden Moors. |
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| Slippery Stones. |
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| Trace & Myself At Slippery Stones. |
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| The Old Packhorse Bridge At Slippery Stones. |
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| Ridge Nether Moor |
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| Trace & Myself, Derwent Reservoir. |
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| Derwent Reservoir. |
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