A stairway to the countryside Weathered rock Weathered rock Large rock in Wildboar Clough wood Dappled Tree branch shadows The view across the valley to Laddow Rocks Green ! Towards the light The path through the wood Bracken in early light Torside Clough (colour version) Torside Clough ( mono version) Whitely Nab Hawthorn - pink flowers Hawthorn - pink flowers Yellow Rattle ? Chunal Access Land south of Long Clough NR High above the Oak Woodland Nature Reserve Entrance Across the valley to Brownhill The only clue Short eared Owl Curlew Out for a walk in Curlew Country Mountain Hare Hawthorn ‘May’ blossom odd man out Lifeguards driving out to Little Eye Beach Cricket at West Kirby West Kirby Marine Lake Dee Estuary - big cloud and big sands Bolton Abbey - The stepping stones crossing. A young Rowan tree in Shire Hill Wood Dead tree on the top of the hill Field Barn and Doctor’s Gate path May Blossom across the valley Brown Hare Hawthorn (May Blossom) going pink Lapwing on eggs (2nd try ?) The Wren showing me the new arrival. Follow me ! Sunshine on the hills Grey Heron