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Our morning began with a ride out in the Peak District, Derbyshire (UK) for a visit to the Yondermann Café which is located in the village of Wardlow Mires. This café is also known affectionately as 'The

Every time I visit the local nature reserve, I seem to take the dark clouds with me. I'd heard that a heron and a few egrets were around, so I called in this morning. Sure enough, there were about four

The sun was back out today. I decided to go down the hidden footpaths in my village. You would walk past them if you didn't know they were there. In autumn, you get some interesting fungi here as the footpaths

It was a bit overcast this morning as I took a stroll in Whitesprings Forest, a mix of conifer trees, woodland, moorland, and grassland. It was the perfect walking weather. I made my way to the stone stile

As the weather remained fine, we recently visited Bridlington, which is a seaside town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, UK and is only a couple of hours away from where I live. As we arrived, we decided

I spotted a poster in the village advertising 'Brick Fest', an event that celebrates Lego and happens all over England. This is only the second time our village has put on the event. Apparently, adults

Walking into the woods recently, we came across a cluster of stinkhorn fungi. These mushrooms have quite a strong smell. Although they are very common here in the UK, I don't see an awful lot of them.

The rain that was forecast arrived this morning. It was very welcome as everything is looking dry and the ponds are drying up. Along the footpath on my morning walk, I spotted a yellow and black Alder

Because the weather has been hot, we went for a cool drive in the countryside instead of a walk. In the distance, the gritstone edge of Stanage Edge is approximately 4 miles long and has featured in the

While we were out for a drive in the Derbyshire (UK) countryside, we called in at the "Bounding Hare" which is a converted horsebox serving hot and cold drinks and sweet and savoury food including

Another scorcher today, but it's slightly cooler but not by much. I went to check on the six cygnets down on one of the village ponds. They were in the shade, but as soon as they knew I had food, they

As I walked around the village lido I spotted a heron. The heron never moved a muscle as I did a complete circle of the lake. On the coot's nest I could see one perhaps two chicks. I've not seen them on

I spotted a couple of carrion crows interacting with each other on the gate. I think they were play fighting, rather than fighting. I thought watching the two was perfect for the theme 'wings' for the

We recently visited Lyme Park in Stockport, Cheshire, UK. According to the onsite volunteer guides, the Legh family first came into possession of Lyme Park in the 14th century when it was given to Margaret

We had some of the wet stuff this morning ... rain! It's been so long but very welcome. Even though it was overcast, it was still warm as I had a walk around Holmebrook Country Park. I think because of

On another hot day, for my daily walk, I decided to walk through the barley fields of a nearby village. I think I spent a lot of time playing in fields like this when I was young, making dens, playing

For my #wednesdaywalk initiated by @tattoodjay I went for a walk on an old railway line that has been restored into a walking and cycling route. The footpath down to the tunnel looked really pretty with

I haven't been walking far as it's been too hot, so I've just stuck to walking around my village. Even when the sun's not out it's still tiring trying to walk around. It was a little cooler today as I

Another hot day as I took a walk down at the local nature reserve. There were hardly any people about, probably because of the heat, especially the dog walkers. There were a few butterflies, but as usual

It was a scorcher today as I had a walk around a neighbouring village. I started at the church gates with the lovely pink roses. Wood pigeons seem to like graveyards for some reason. I see quite a lot