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A bumper crop in the hay meadow
Growth in the hay meadow caught up in spades at River View Pateley despite an unusually dry start to the year. Guests at the holiday...
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- Jul 17, 2017
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When Harley met the Rose Queen
Bright reds and burned oranges chased each other over polished chrome. But the owners were distracted by the soft petal hues of the Rose...
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- Jun 29, 2017
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Hot histories
No, we don't mean "hawt" like the social media term for attractive, we mean the type of heat that reminds you of the underworld. Toft...
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- Jun 23, 2017
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Bird Listening with the AONB
The problem with bird watching is that you cannot always see them. Last Saturday The Wild Watch taught us to use our ears instead, with a...
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- Jun 21, 2017
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Eerie-ish days at Mother Shipton's Cave
The Labyrinth had come to Knaresborough the day we went to visit. The pathway down towards Mother Shipton's magic waters was populated by...
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- Jun 18, 2017
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Crystal clear walking at Scar House
Scar House was striking when we set out yesterday. We were a long thin line of children and adults of varying walking speeds,...
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- Jun 15, 2017
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Flying High in Ripon
All the fun of the fair without huge crowds! We could not have wished for better luck when we visited Lightwater Valley during half term....
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- Jun 1, 2017
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Fossil Hunting in Fairyland
There is definitely something other-worldly about a visit to Stump Cross Caverns. Driving up onto the moorland, we entered what seemed...
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- May 24, 2017
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Walking into sculpture
The wind always blows on the 500m walk up to Coldstones Cut. The carpark is nestled into the hillside, in a place you can still hear the...
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- May 17, 2017
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Twice blessed
I love it when the weather is like this. Low light skies darkened by rain make the gold of sunlight shine all the brighter. The camera...
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- May 13, 2017
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Grey skies bring sunshine under foot
Who would have thought grey skies would be so beautiful? The end of the recent dry spell has meant a small explosion in buttercup numbers...
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- May 8, 2017
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The Treasures of Fishpond Wood
The General and I dipped into Fishpond Wood this week after dropping the children off at school. A walk in here is always a treat for...
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- May 1, 2017
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Tour de Yorkshire takes in a River View
Pateley got excited again this April in the run up to the second Tour de Yorkshire to come through the town. Bunting, bikes, chalk...
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- Apr 27, 2017
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Nidderdale's Grand Day Out
"Nidderdale in the City" graced the quad at Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds on 22nd April with a mini Nidderdale Show for urbanites. The sun...
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- Apr 20, 2017
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Expectant no longer!
Remember those Dartmoor ewes looking heavy and tired on our side field earlier this year? Today the first three came back with the...
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- Mar 28, 2017
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Hello hedgerow!
If you have ever wondered what 96 meters of unplanted hedgerow looks like, now is your chance to find out. 22 Elders, 10 Honeysuckle, 10...
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- Mar 21, 2017
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Spring walk through Spring Wood
What better way to celebrate the end of winter than a walk through Spring Wood? The General and I took a stroll there the other day, past...
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- Mar 9, 2017
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Beautiful mothers to be
Thirty three gorgeous, very pregnant sheep have come to stay with us at the holiday cottage before lambing time. These ladies may be...
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- Feb 15, 2017
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Late winter's walk brings February cheer
It was one of those days that made you glad to be alive. Nidderdale had got itself dressed up moody and sultry in dramatic colours and...
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- Jan 31, 2017
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BIG Garden Birdwatch (well, more of a listen really).
"There are loads of blackbirds!" cried the five year old when we stepped out into the BIG Garden Birdwatch at River View Pateley this...
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