In the bleak mid-winter (still!)

There's no sign of an end to the current cold snap. Yesterday I walked from Fairholmes to Lodge Moor via Stanage Edge. It was really bleak on the moors, walking into the face-gnawing, finger-numbing north-easterly wind. The semi-frozen ground made the going fairly treacherous, so I was glad when I finally reached the road at Redmires.

Despite the wintry conditions, the lapwings and snipe were displaying as I crossed the rushy pastures near Moscar House. There were, however, no wheatears to be seen along Stanage Edge. Usually the first of these summer migrants arrive in the Peak District in mid-March. If they have any sense, they'll stay in Africa until the thaw sets in!

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[Leigh]

Couldn't agree with you more! Lets hope the April brings some warmth!