CD Rock Carving

As I was walking over the hills to the North of Stoodley Pike I came across this carving in the rock in a small quarry. It has been done quite recently because the stone hasn't had time to discolour. I wonder who CD is? Quite nice though.

A walk to Gaddings Dam

It's been a while since I visited Gaddings so I walked up there this morning to see what was about. Although it was raining when I set off, it soon stopped and the calm day made for pleasant walking conditions. I made my way through Mankinholes and Lumbutts, past Longfield Dam and up the Pennine Bridleway to Gaddings. The highlight of the walk was undoubtedly the Golden Plovers at Gaddings. They were on the South East side on the shore line and I'd taken out my camera to get a photo but then the battery died on me! By the time I'd changed it they had taken off.

Mankinholes

Long Tailed Tit – 7

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Treecreeper

Little Owl in usual place

Kestrel

Lumbutts

Goldcrest – 5 in the church yard

Longfield Dam

Black-headed Gull – 34

Common Gull – 2 (1^st winter)

Lapwing – 10

Canada Goose - 19

Gaddings Dam

Goldeneye – 4 (1 x ♂ 3 x ♀)

Tufted Duck ♂

Golden Plover – 20 on South East shore

Red Grouse – 2

Raven -2 flying over

Above are the 20 Golden Plover after they had taken off!!!