Another week has passed and the fine weather has continued. I’d had a really busy week and was really looking forward to some downtime out on the Moor. I decided on keeping ‘local’ this week…
Browsing Category Walking
Penn Beacon & Shell Top
The fine weather has continued to grace us over the last few weeks and it has been fantastic to be able to make the most of it. I’m not particularly a fair weather walker, I…
Bellever Tor
It’s been a couple of weeks since my excursion on the north moor and last week I went in search of bluebell woods to photograph but the results were disappointing and so I didn’t post…
Okement Hill & High Willhays
The good weather has continued across Dartmoor over the last few weeks and with the four day Bank Holiday weekend appearing, I started to think about spending a whole day out on the moor and…
Spring on Dartmoor
The arrival of Spring in the northern hemisphere signals new birth and the beginning of nature’s regeneration; Dartmoor is no different, with its plethora of wildlife and livestock that call the Moor their home starting…
Garmin InReach Mini
I have a new toy! I’ve been thinking about getting a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) for a while and trying to justify the expense of buying and running one against the benefits of carrying such…
Higher White Tor
When I walked up to Whistman’s Wood a couple of months ago, I spotted a substantial tor sitting just above the wood which turned out to be Longaford Tor, in fact on that same ridge…
Higher & Lower Hartor
Another murky wet Sunday morning; it felt as though there have been an awful lot of these lately. For the last couple of weeks I’d had my sights set on Shavercombe Waterfall and had set…
Trowlesworthy Revisted
Snow has arrived on Dartmoor. In itself it’s not an unusual occurrence, the high moor generally gets an annual sprinkling above 200m however this year quite a substantial amount has fallen. Most of the roads…
Whiteworks
Whiteworks is without a shadow of a doubt one of my favourite places on the whole of Dartmoor. It’s not particularly pretty or scenic however it is super atmospheric and to me, encompasses everything that…
Venford Falls
With the weather still not being great on the high moor I have been looking for more photo opportunities and a friend had told me about Venford Falls over on the East Moor. In my…
Nun’s Cross Farm
Nun’s Cross Farm is a well known landmark on the ‘high Moor’ to most of us Dartmoor trekkers. The Dartmoor Rescue Group have used to as a base to co-ordinate call-outs on the Southern Moor…
