Winter walking on the moors

The "feel" of winter on the moors

Nothing in the way of snow however walking Dartmoor in the winter can be interesting with changeable weather. Photos from a recent walk on the south east of the moors. [...]

Walking the Redlake tramway

On the Redlake Tramway on southern Dartmoor

A walk and photographs from along the Redlake tramway on southern Dartmoor on a cold and wet December day 2011 [...]

Walking around the centre of southern Dartmoor

Overlooking Fox Tor Mire

Walking on southern Dartmoor in winter in wet conditions around Erme Pits and Fox Tor mire with some photos taken in late November 2011 [...]

1 day – 3 quite different photos

Stepping stones acros the river Dart

Three differing photographs taken in Devon on one day recently from both the coast and Dartmoor [...]

A dry year so far on Dartmoor

Exposed hut circle in the Avon reservoir May 2011

Photos of the Avon reservoir and area on June 1 2011 with low water due to low rainfall which has exposed an ancient hut circle taken on an evening walk on Dartmoor [...]

Circular walk from Burrator reservoir – part 2

Part of Down Tor row and Combshead Tor

Part 2 of the walk from Burrator reservoir walking back past tin mining remains and Down Tor bronze age remains [...]

Circular walk from Burrator reservoir – part 1

Crazywell Pool on Dartmoor

First part of a circular walk from Burrator reservoir up the River Meavy and along the Devonport leat to Crazywell Pool [...]

Walking down the River Avon

This continues the blog here of a walk from Shipley Bridge up the Zeal Tor tramway to Western Whitaburrow and back down the Avon to the car.  The view above is from Petre’s Cross at Western Whitaburrow looking towards the barrow at Eastern Whitaburrow (both can have White Barrow in place [...]

Walking up the Zeal Tor tramway

A welcome opportunity for a walk on the moors with a friend took us to Shipley Bridge on the southern edge of the moors.  It was late February and, although not cold, the weather was best described as “mixed” I guess.  The car park there is often quite full and used [...]

Mining and antiquities on Dartmoor

Blocking stone on the rows on Challacombe Down

Effectively this is a follow on from my previous post from the same day’s walk here.  The photos in the previous one were orientated around the scenery on the day and this one covers some of the antiquities and remains in the Headland Warren area generally.  Walking south from [...]

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