Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Ashton-u-Lyne

Spotted in our old ‘Bardsley Canal’. It was rather slow moving but you really don’t want to meet with these things close-up. Enjoy full screen More sightings here in Yorkshire by our friend Toz: www.ipernity.com/doc/2405228/50177870 www.ipernity.com/doc/2405228/50182148

A high view of the path through this rocky area. The River Medlock winds below us and we can just about see on the far bottom bend, the fenced off area recently used in my recent HFF contribution. To get to this high point, I have to walk down this path for some distance more, past the weir, over the bridge and then past the pump house. All recently catalogued here. As can be ascertained and reasoned, this is part of our recent socially isolated exercise walk in these days of Covid 19, and you can perhaps see why, too. Our walk started a couple of miles up through this valleys beyond the distant farm house. Best full size.

HFF wishes from the Park Bridge Country Park. We are just approaching the steep rocky valley, outlined in the series of photos before this. These fences stop people and animals venturing into the two small area’s which are in fact depressions in the ground with now covered deep holes, possibly caused by mining tunnel collapses as this was coal mining country. This at one time would have been a busy place but now it’s generally quite lonely. The trees are a new addition. HFF, enjoy your weekend

A view here of this, what we used to call 'The waterfall' in the country park of Park Bridge. Always a pleasant sight, especially in this lighting. many times I have seen people taking a quick picnic sat on the rocks on the left here. On our return trip today, we passed some boys taking a quick dip in here in their underclothes. Not a thing that I would do, as in years passed, this was one of the most polluted rivers in this area. See too, my alternative views and times here. (ps -this is my second posting as I accidentally deleted this from here some minutes back.)

A vision to cool you down in this hot start of Summer. Another reflective view of the small pond created by the weir. This one taken some time back, way in 2010 with my Olympus. Notice the absence of trees on the clifftops and hills compared with today. Nice full screen

Continuing with this series, here is the same waterfall/weir photo but in Winter. This taken just a couple of years back now so you can see how often I walk this way. Quite a different feeling to the Summer shot here. Enjoy full screen.