Doug Shepherd's photos with the keyword: Beck

Sawdon Dale is a small, quite deep, steeply sided dale approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) in length. The dale follows the course of Sawdon Beck (small stream), south from high ground to the north of Sawdon village, to join Rushton Beck at the village of Rushton in the Vale of Pickering.

Rannerdale is a small but beautiful valley in the Lake District hidden from view by a fell called Rannerdale Knotts. An easy walk up the valley onto the shoulder of Rannerdale Knotts rewards you with superb views of Crummock Water, Loweswater, Buttermere and their surrounding fells.

Taken March 2017

Tom Rudd Beck below Ling Fell, Lake District, Cumbria

Thornton-le-Dale (also called Thornton Dale) is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) east of Pickering on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. The area of the village encompasses 39.2 square kilometers.

In 1670, 12 almshouses and a school were built, thanks to an endowment left by Elizabeth, Viscountess Lumley who had died years earlier; her family had owned much of the land in the area. The buildings, between the village green and the bridge, are supported by the Lady Lumleys Almshouse Trust. In 2014, a major renovation was completed on the 12 bungalows by the Trust on the Grade II listed buildings in 2014. They have been inhabited for some time as age-specific housing.

Thornton-le-Dale (also called Thornton Dale) is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) east of Pickering on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. The area of the village encompasses 39.2 square kilometers. The thatched building, called Beck Isle or Thatched Cottage and Grade II listed, was built in the 17th century and modified/extended in the 20th. The building has appeared on countless calendars and chocolate boxes over the years. A new thatched roof was installed in 2014 so it remains picturesque. A stream, the Thornton Beck, meanders along the streets and is crossed by several bridges. Much of the village was designated as a Conservation Area by the North York Moors. Thornton-le-Dale is often regarded as one of the prettiest in Yorkshire.

Rannerdale Beck flows through the dale towards Crummock Water while Whiteless Pike dominates the skyline.

Best enlarged Pool beneath the weir on the Eller Beck at Goathland, North York Moors. The water colour is due to the peat content of the water.

Best enlarged Honister Pass is a mountain pass in the English Lake District. It is located on the B5289 road, linking Seatoller, in the valley of Borrowdale, to Gatesgarth at the southern end of Buttermere. The pass reaches an altitude of 1,167 feet (356 m), making it one of the highest in the region, and also one of the steepest, with gradients of up to 1-in-4 (25%). The saddle at the watershed is known as Honister Hause, using the Cumbrian word hause for such a feature. Flowing through the pass from the summit to Buttermere is Gatesgarthdale Beck. Honister Pass is one of three passes that link the tourist area around Keswick, including Derwent Water and Borrowdale, with the valley of the River Cocker, including the lakes of Buttermere, Crummock Water and Loweswater. From north to south these passes are Whinlatter Pass, Newlands Pass and Honister Pass. Honister Slate Mine and Honister Hause Youth Hostel are located at the summit of the pass. Honister Pass holds the UK 24-hour rainfall record; in the 24 hours to 6 pm on 5 December 2015, 341.4 mm of rain fell there.