This bush at the roadside is superb. I don't know what it is, but what a lovely show of berries! This is looking back up the 'main street' of Chelmorton.
A nice 'flower' of fungi.
We went into Deep dale via this little dale, Bullhay dale. There is not strictly a path, but people have used it for years, and there are stiles in the walls. This is a rather impressive adit, or mine entrance, created by man. It's the only 'over and under' one I know of.
This is the entrance to the more impressive, and natural, cave in Deep dale. It's quite a deep one and, although I've never been right into it, I have ventured as far as I thought safe with a torch. The thing with caves is, you need the right gear, and also overalls, as they are very muddy places! We saw rare moths inside (no bats though) and humorous graffiti with obviously spurious dates. You know the sort of thing; 'JOHN SMITH 1723' (written in biro!).
The sky had cleared by now, and a lovely blue sky and warm sun was ours.
Deep dale is scree sided for a lot of the way, and negociating it is a careful affair.
The warm temperatures had some fooled - this was one of many ladybird, and other insects, that were abroad that day.
Please go to part three (below)
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