Westerdale village walk & Red Grouse on Farndale Moor

Pete October 30, 2016October 30, 2016 0 Comments Baysdale Moor, Blakey Ridge, Esk Valley walk, Farndale Moor, Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Hograh Moor, Landscape, Moorland, North Yorkshire Moor, Olympus Digital 17mm f1.8 lens, OLYMPUS OM-D E-M5 Mark II, Panorama, Pheasant, Red Grouse, Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG, Westerdale Village, Wildlife, Yorkshire

The westerdale village walk started from our self catering cottage, and as it was ciruclar it also finished there. The walk took us across fields, offering a glimpse of Westerdale Hall and also some pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) amongst the long grass.

Immature Male Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

The path through the fields eventually linked up with the Esk Valley walk path that skirts Hograh Moor.

Panorama looking towards Hograh Moor from Westerdale Village

We headed in the direction of Baysdale Moor before the return to the property. This pleasant morning stroll offered up good views of the surrounding moorland.

Black & White path alongside Baysdale Moor

In the afternoon we then headed over to Blakey Ridge and Farndale Moor, another part of the Esk Valley walk route that skirts around Bransdale, in the hope of photographing more Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) in the flowering heather.