Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Scammonden

Another wintery view of the walk around Scammonden dam before the summer sets in. On the left can be seen the edge of the yacht club. This taken in February. Have a good weekend.

It is quite amazing how a few short hours in a new area can boost your photo output. Here is another capture from Scammonden Water showing heavy frost on the fence top. Enjoy the weekend.

The start of a round walk for us that treated me to a number of photos. This wall type is very common to this northern England location. We will drop down to the bottom left before skirting the woods across the water on the right. HWW, enjoy the day

It may be cool but this is a nice walk nevertheless. Enjoy the day.

As the M62 snakes through our high Pennines from west to east we see some of the workings for that in this obviously artificial ramp with the motorway running atop. It is actual also part of the dam wall of Scammonden Water on the other side. Footpaths bound here as you can see heading down.

Not many fences or gates actually in a pipe but here we go. This is actually a small pedestrian tunnel for walkers around Scammonden Water to gain admittance to and from the other side of the busy M62 motorway which lies above. Footpaths range from both sides. The tunnel itself is around 50 metres long but a torch is not really needed during the daylight hours. I liked the shadow play here. See PiP for the view from the other side. Enjoy full screen Have a good weekend.

As we walk around the circumference of Scammonden Water we come across these old stone walls bedecked with snow drops. Lots have already finished now as Spring comes but these are thriving in the cool shadow of the trees here. Enjoy.

On the road to Scommonden Water, and not very far away, we passed a viewpoint down to this empty reservoir in an area known as Nont Sarahs. Apparently it has been drained whilst a valve is being repaired. To my left is a rock escarpment where hang-gliders take off to enjoy the tumbling valley below. See PiP A hangglider view from this very spot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXjXaMaYpM8 Enjoy the day.

West Yorkshire.

Yesterday, I discovered another new walk around yet another reservoir not too far from me. (12 miles). Scammonden Water is another of our freshwater drinking reservoirs in West Yorkshire. Quite a treat in this cold but almost clear break in the weather for us. A good path makes this an easy four mile walk. It is hard to believe that one of Britain’s busiest motorways (the M62) flies just past the end of the water near the tower. See PiP. The reservoir is 252m above sea level and holds 7.8 billion litres of water. See full screen. Enjoy the day.