Looking across towards Eyam Moor from just outside Foolow.
Looking across the Hathersage towards Stanage Edge/Burbage Edge.
Richard and Dave investigate the ring circle on Eyam Moor.Walk stats: Distance: 10.4 miles; Climb:1793'.
Time: 5 hours 12 minutes; Walking average:2.4 m.p.h.;Overall walk average:2.0 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Sylvia and Dave J.
What a good walk this turned out to be around the fascinating plague village of Eyam. The weather was kind to us in that we only had a few spots of rain, and in fact we had the luxury of basking in the sunshine for lunch. However out of the sun and temperatures must have been close to zero! Once again Derbyshire lived up to its name and many of the well trod paths were muddy, just enough to make you slip if you weren't careful. Although I'd walked in this area before , I didn't anticipate that it would take us over towards the Hope Valley, giving us superb views over Hathersage and beyond to the edges. Autumn is really here now with many of the trees displaying glorious reds, oranges and golden hews al the more magnificent when lit up in bright sunshine. The walk was a little shorter than the guide suggested so we extended it by exploring Eyam Moor for a further mile or so in search of a ring circle.
Birds seen or heard today included: Kestrel, Robin, Fieldfare, Crow, Magpie, House sparrow, Chaffinch, Blue tit, Long-tail tit, Meadow pipit, Blackbird, Mistle thrush, Jay, Goldfinch and Raven.
The Wilkes Head in Leek was the venue for our after walk drinks where the Hartington Bitter was in particularly good form. A usual Dolly the resident Staffordshire Bull terrier was there to welcome each one of us in turn in the hope of obtaining a crisp or other morsel of food. It's always good to visit this wondeful character Leek hostelry.
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