Category Archives: Landscape

Arley Hall Re-opens to the Public

Posted on May 30, 2020 by kindadukish

One of my favourite venues for taking photographs is Arley Hall which is about a twenty minute drive from where I live and just off the M56 motorway. For the last ten weeks it has been closed to the public … Continue reading →

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A Lakeland Drive…..Bassenthwaite and Buttermere

Posted on September 1, 2018 by kindadukish

I have just returned from a three day visit to the Lake District in Cumbria and my affection for the area continues to increase, although I still argue that there is no finer place in the UK than the Yorkshire … Continue reading →

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Another Cheshire walk……….the Rawhead Circuit

Posted on July 22, 2018 by kindadukish

I continue to explore the rural Cheshire countryside and to this end recently purchased the book “Easy Walks from the Sandstone Trail” by Tony Bowerman* to broaden my knowledge of the area. Having already completed several walks from the book, … Continue reading →

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A Visit to Lyme Hall……………..

Posted on April 29, 2018 by kindadukish

As I continue my wanderings and exploration of Cheshire (and continue to get lost on a regular basis as all the lanes in rural Cheshire look exactly the same) I decided to visit Lyme Hall, just off the A6 south … Continue reading →

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Hardcastle Crags………a farewell walk

Posted on September 17, 2017 by kindadukish

This morning I visited one of my favourite walking places (second only to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park), namely Hardcastle Crags, just north of Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire. It was a little damp and overcast when I arrived, but undeterred … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Sculpture Park on a glorious August day……………..

Posted on August 13, 2017 by kindadukish

Blue skies, cotton wool clouds and a temperature of 18c (that is warm for the UK) meant that a trip to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park was on the cards for today. After parking about a mile from the park and … Continue reading →

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The Lake District……..ascent of Hallin Fell

Posted on July 28, 2017 by kindadukish

  I ventured up to the Lake District earlier this week for a few days to do a little walking and more importantly to get out with my camera to photograph this area of outstanding beauty. For those of you … Continue reading →

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Flora and Fauna of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Posted on June 3, 2017 by kindadukish

I opened the curtains this morning to be greeted by a beautiful blue sky tinged with cotton wool clouds and the three word that came to me immediately were “Yorkshire Sculpture Park. After a good breakfast I set out and … Continue reading →

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Ogden Water Reservoir………..on a brisk, Spring Sunday morning

Posted on April 23, 2017 by kindadukish

As the weather continues to be so good at the moment I set out early to visit Ogden Water Reservoir and nature trail which is set high in the Pennine hills. The estate, including the reservoir is owned by Yorkshire … Continue reading →

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The Flying Scotsman……Oxenhope to Carlisle

Posted on April 1, 2017 by kindadukish

“Some trains are born great Some achieve greatness And some have greatness thrust upon them”   It was Friday the 31 March 2017 at 6.45 when I left home to drive to Oxenhope in West Yorkshire to achieve a life ambition, … Continue reading →

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