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The Countryside Calendar – Autumn

The Countryside Calendar – Autumn

When you live in the countryside you tend to become attuned to the changing seasons, watching the fauna and flora adjust to the length of days and the weather. We aren’t amongst the many stewards of our outside spaces, but even as someone who is […]

Highland Cattle on Baslow Edge The Inside Out Story

Highland Cattle on Baslow Edge The Inside Out Story

Forty years ago a Baslow Farmer broke with convention and bought the first members of a herd of Highland Cattle that still roams Baslow Edge today. But for how much longer will these magnificent animals graze the rough pasture that overlooks the villages of Baslow […]

The Quaint Village Of Eyam Has Been Recreated In Cake!

The Quaint Village Of Eyam Has Been Recreated In Cake!

The Peak District village of Eyam is famous for many things, predominantly the bravery and selflessness of its residents during the outbreak of bubonic plague in the 17th century. Now it has another feather for its metaphorical cap. The entire village has been recreated in […]

Beautiful Light on Stanage Edge

Beautiful Light on Stanage Edge

Stanage Edge is one of the best known gritstone edges in the Peak District and is therefore very popular with visitors. This popularity is due to Stanage Edge’s impressive views into the Hope Valley, across the Peak District to Mam Tor and glimpses of the […]

Spicy Pumpkin Soup Recipe

Spicy Pumpkin Soup Recipe

Pumpkin is very much like a pig.  I can hear you all shouting, “what the hell is she talking about, I thought this was a recipe for spicy pumpkin soup?”. Well, you can eat just about everything but the skin which forms part of your […]

Country File Ramble 2018 for Children in Need

Country File Ramble 2018 for Children in Need

Today we and a group from the Facebook group “Dark Peak UK” went on a little 19km saunter around three trigs above Edale. Here are some images from our walk and if you’d like to contribute and increase the total money we’ve raised for Children […]

The Living Rug Company

The Living Rug Company

If I could choose the perfect way to spend my day it would be in the company of a flock of sheep in the middle of nowhere. Well, that’s exactly what I got to do last month when I had the pleasure of being invited […]

Death By Natural Causes With Renuka Russell

Death By Natural Causes With Renuka Russell

Sunday morning, the 3rd of June I met up with a group of people in the car park at The Anglers Rest in Bamford. After briefly introducing myself to a few of the attendees our host Renuka Russell arrived with her rucksack and a smile. […]

The Remarkable Hare

The Remarkable Hare

The Remarkable Hare is a gastropub in the town of Matlock on the edge of the Derbyshire Peak District. For the last two years it’s been run by Jan and Simon who were also the architects of its redevelopment. The building and adjacent spaces have […]

Elderflower Cordial

Elderflower Cordial

This recipe for elderflower cordial makes a refreshing Summer drink when mixed with still or sparkling water. The elder flowers are abundant in hedgerows & woodland in June and can be easily gathered.  Make sure you leave some flowers to develop into berries for the […]

Froggatt Edge Round Walk

Froggatt Edge Round Walk

We had a local walk today around Curbar, Curbar Edge, Froggatt Edge, Grindleford and back to Froggatt. The whole route for a Froggatt Edge round walk is about 12.5km, just enough when the sun’s trying to break through the cloud and there’s a reasonable ascent […]

From Mam Tor To Lose Hill And Back Again

From Mam Tor To Lose Hill And Back Again

As quick walks go a trip along the Great Ridge from Mam Tor to Lose Hill is reasonably taxing. While the distance isn’t too great the undulating nature of this Peak District Feature means you have to put a lot of effort into it, especially […]