Landscape photographs of countryside, woodland and moors in northern England.

Including photographs of: Teesdale, Holwick, North Yorkshire Moors, Barker's Crag, Scugdale, Wild Boar Fell, Wainstones, Cleveland Way, Cleveland Hills, Bilsdale, Hadrian's Wall,Lunedale, Peny-y-Ghent, Ribblesdale, Limestone Pavement, Sycamore Gap, Cow Green Reservoir, Couldron Snout, Threshing machine, Cotton Grass, Lead Mining, Deepdale, Birk Dale, Ashgill, Keld, Swaledale, Gunnerside, Oxnop Side, Ryedale, Hasty Bank, Bilsdale, Birk Dale, High Kisdon, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Twaite, Wenslydale, Sleddale, South Tyne Valley, Barras Viaduct, Stainmoor Common, Brough, Penshaw Monument, Richmond, Borage, Oilseed Rape, Poppy fields, Coxhoe, Barnard Castle, Rosebay Willow Herb, Knapweed, Wheat Field, Walworth Gate, Middleton one Row, Tees Valley, Dinsdale, Houghto-le-Side, Deepdale Woods, Ferns, Ramson, Bluebells, Bracken, Oak, Beech, Snow. 

MOORS10 - A prominent "V Shaped Valley" at Holwick Crag Teesdale. Looking over the precipitous crag to the meandering beck and patchwork of fields withiun drystone walls.
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MOORS12 - Autumn foliage on Hawnby Hill. The narrow ridge of Hawnby Hill has broken crags along its western flank, from where there is a fine view of upper Ryedale shrowded in mist.
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MOORS15 - A fallen drystone wall twists along the top of Holwick Crag leading the eye down the valley towards Teesdale.
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MOORS16 - A prominent "V Shaped Valley" at Holwick Crag Teesdale. A silvery brook tumbles down the valley to jopin the River Tees. Stunted junipers cling to the crag in search of nutrients.
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MOORS18 - A prominent "V Shaped Valley" at Holwick Crag Teesdale. The brook tumbles down the hillside alongside a fallen drystone wall. A slight scattering of snow on the distant hills.
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MOORS19 - A prominent "V Shaped Valley" at Holwick Crag Teesdale. The brook tumbles down the hillside alongside a fallen drystone wall. A stunted rowan clings to the crag in search of nutrients.
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MOORS1 - Barker's Crag over looking Scugdale and the distant Tees plain. Tussocks of heather cling to the stone butresses.
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MOORS20 - a spectacular sunrise on Wild Boar Fell. The limestone crag has a dusting of fine snow and provides a rugged foreground feature contrasting with the distant rolling hills.
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MOORS21 - a spectacular sunrise on Wild Boar Fell. The limestone crag has a dusting of fine snow and provides a rugged foreground feature contrasting with the distant rolling hills.
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MOORS22 - a spectacular sunrise on Wild Boar Fell. The limestone crag has a dusting of fine snow and provides a rugged foreground feature contrasting with the distant rolling hills.
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MOORS23 - The Wainstones known locally as “The Stones”, are prominent on the skyline at the western end of Hasty Bank overlooking the village of Great Broughton. The rock is weathered sandstone with intrusions of iron. The rain clouds blur as they whistle overhead
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MOORS24 - Feathery vegetation caress the edges of of the sandstone blocks at the Wainstones above Great Broughton.
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MOORS25 - These rocks, known locally as “The Stones”, are prominent on the skyline at the western end of Hasty Bank overlooking the village of Great Broughton. The rock is sound, weathered sandstone with intrusions of iron. Ferns and grasses offer a soft contrast t
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MOORS27 - The clouds scurry across the Wainstones. A fresh swathe of bracken and pale crimson grass emerge during late spring.
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MOORS28 - The Wainstones in shadow with Hasty Bank illuminated in the early morning sunrise. An interesting array of colours on a cold November morning.
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MOORS29 - Bleabeck Force upper Teesdale. The partly frozen gill tumbles towards the Tees through a series of rapids and falls. With the sunrise behind me the distant clouds are tinged with pink.
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MOORS2 - Wooden stile at Barker's Crag over looking Scugdale. A fresh swathe of green bracken inter mingled with pale crimson heather adorn the foreground.
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MOORS30 - Bleabeck Force upper Teesdale. The partly frozen gill tumbles towards the Tees through a series of rapids and falls. With the sunrise behind me the distant clouds are tinged with pink.
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MOORS31 - Wooden stile at Barker's Crag over looking Scugdale. A fresh swathe of green from the emerging spring bracken decorates the foreground.
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MOORS32 - Wooden stile at Barker's Crag over looking Scugdale and the distant Tees plain. A fresh swathe of green from the emerging spring bracken.
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MOORS33 - Barker's Crag over looking Scugdale and the distant Tees plain. A fresh swathe of green from the emerging spring bracken alongside crimson tinged grasses.
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MOORS34 - On top of Barker's Crag over looking Scugdale. A fresh swathe of green from the emerging spring bracken.
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MOORS35 - Barker's Crag over looking Scugdale and the distant Tees plain. A fresh swathe of green from the emerging spring bracken.
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MOORS36 - Cuddy's Crags on Hadrians wall. A bleak August evening the sun had not been visible for days and the rain torrential. An ephemeral glimps of evening light illuminates the bleak landscape.
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MOORS38 - Crag Lough on Hadrians wall. A bleak August evening the sun had not been visible for days and the rain torrential. A momentary break in the cloud allows sufficient light through to illuminate the scene.
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MOORS39 - Snow scene on Crosswaite Common, Lunedale. Rabbits have disturbed the snow on the fence as the pushed through the narrow grid. Lone tree in the distance will be photographed at sunset.
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MOORS3 - Barker's Crag comprise a series of isolated buttresses of good quality, weathered sandstone. A faint path wind downhill leading the eye into the bracken and Scudale beyond. Beams of light illuminate the distant Tees plain.
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MOORS41 - Disused quarry on Crosswaite Common above Lunedale. Grassholm reservoir is visible in the middleground surrounded by a typical pattern of drystone wall and fields.
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MOORS42 - Drystone wall at Moughton-in Ribblesdale. The cool steely grey limestone pavement dominates the foreground with Pen-y-Ghent dominating the skyline.
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MOORS44 - Lone Hawthorn at Moughton-in Ribblesdale. The cool steely grey limestone pavement dominates the foreground with the western edge of Pen-y-Ghent visible in the distance.
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MOORS45 - Moor Rigg, Lunedale looking down onto the Tees valley. The sky is still heavy with snow but a break in the clouds displays the sun's attempts to rise.
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MOORS46 - Sycamore Gap on Hadrians wall. A bleak August evening the sun had not been visible for days and the rain torrential.
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MOORS47 - Falcon Clints, upper Teesdale. In the distance the sun attempts to light up Black Hill the summit id shrouded in mist.
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MOORS4 - Cotton grass above Barker's Crag, Scugdale. A light breeze blew over the moor causing the taller blooms to move slighty. The blurred white lanterns light up the darkening moor.
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MOORS5 - a spectacular sunrise on Wild Boar Fell. The limestone crag has a dusting of fine snow and provides a rugged foreground feature contrasting with the distant rolling hills.
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MOORS6 - The old thresher at Flushimere Mine, Teesdale. Another bitterly cold morning in deep snow. The rabbit prints surrounding the thresher were the only other signs of life.
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MOORS7 - The setting sun behind a lone tree on Crosswaite Common, Lunedale. The uphill walk to the tree took an hour longer than normal as the drift were 6' in places. The last few hundred yards were completed on hands and knees!
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MOORS8 - The teetering fence leads the eye towards the distant ridge of Holwick Crag, Teesdale. The peat stained water and ochre foliage add some warmth to an otherwise cold morning.
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MOORS9 - Autumn foliage on Hawnby Hill. The narrow ridge of Hawnby Hill has broken crags along its western flank, from where there is a fine view of upper Ryedale shrowded in mist.
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MOORS56 - Gable end of old lead mine near Keld upper Swaledale. Stormy rain clouds race across the heavy sky. Fallen building stones in the foreground lead the eye into the landscape.
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MOORs48 - Looking south towards Bilsdale from the Wainstones on the Cleveland Way. The morning sun has almost broken the low cloud and dispersed the early mist.
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MOORS49 - Falcon Clints, upper Teesdale. In the distance the sun attempts to light up Black Hill but the summit is shrouded in mist.
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MOORS50 - Looking south from the Wainstones on the Cleveland Way above Great Broughton. The mist hangs in the dale mingling with the hills and the sunrise.
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MOORS51 - Dead oak stump over looking Deepdale near Barnard Castle. Morning sun beginning to add warmth to snow covered landscape.
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MOORS52 - On the Cleveland Way near Hasty Bank. The morning mist shrouds the Wainstones a rocky otucrop near Great Broughton.
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MOORS55 - Looking south along the Cleveland Way above Great Broughton. In the distance is Hasty Bank and the Wainstones.
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Moors57 - Cold morning following a flurry of snow over Birk Dale. Rock scar overlooking Ashgill Side.
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Moors58 - In the foreground a textured drystone wall leads the eye into the image overlooking Birk Dale.
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Moors66 - Broken down barn in Swaledale, opposite is Gunnerside Pasture with the gill running through the valley below. Early morning light adds a tinge of colour to the sky and begins to warm up the bracken.
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Moors63 - From Melbecks a wall tumbles down the valley to Gunnerside Beck. In the distance early morning colour illuminates the sky over Crackpot Moor with Gunnerside nestling in the Swale valley.
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Moors64 - A broken wall with cast iron bed frame meanders towards Gunnerside Beck. The bracken on Gunnerside Pasture is suddenly illuminated by the morning sun whilst the distant Oxnop Side is shrouded in mist.
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Moors69 - On the edge of Oxnop Scar, a great place to see a Ring Ousel. Below Oxnop Gill flows down towards Swaledale barely illuminated by the transient light.
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Moors70 - The remains of Old Gang Smelting Mills in the Yorkshire dales National Park. A small brook flows into Mill Gill with Healaugh Side gently sloping eastward away from from the mill.
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Moors71 - Looking westward from Oxnop Side up the Swale valley towards Muker. The transient light illuminates the south facing slopes of High Kisdon and Thwaite Stones.
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Moors72 - A broken wall on White hill above Gunnerside Beck. Gunnerside Pasture and Muker Common are bathed in the morning light whilst the distant Thwaite Common is shrouded in low cloud.
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Moors73 - An old stone barn on Cliff Gate Road above Thwaite. The transient morning light skips across the Swale valley illuminting Thwaite Stones and Kisdon Scar.
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Moors74 - Looking north from Oxnop Side across the Swale valley towards Muker. The transient light illuminates the south facing slopes of High Kisdon.
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Moors77 - Looking north from Oxnop Side across the Swale valley towards Muker. The transient light illuminates the south facing slopes of High Kisdon.
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Moors76 - A tiny brook tumble down hill towards the River Ure in Wensleydale. In the distance the clouds shroud Wether Fell above Sleddale.
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Moors78 - A broken wall with cast iron bed frame meanders towards Gunnerside Beck. Patches of Gunnerside Pasture are partially illuminated by the fleeting morning sun whilst the distant Oxnop Side is shrouded in mist.
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Moors79 - An old farm building overlooking the River South Tyne valley. In the distance, beams of sunlight illuminate Tynefell.
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Moors81 - An old farm building overlooking the River South Tyne valley. In the distance, beams of sunlight illuminate Tynefell.
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Moors83 - The remnants of Barras viaduct once crossing the River Balah near Kirby Stephen.
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Moors87 - A small gill tumbles over a series of waterfalls down a deep valley towards Barass. In the far distance Stainmoor Common sits below an angry sky.
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Moors90 - Looking over the magnificent Swale valley from Low Kisdon toward Muker. The ever changing light creates a patchwork of tonal changes across the valley floor and the distant Muker Common and Thwaite Common.
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Moors91 - Looking over the magnificent Swale valley from Low Kisdon towards Muker Common. The ever changing light creates a patchwork of tonal changes across the valley floor and the distant hills. The last of the spring snow still clings to the hilltops.
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Moors93 - Looking across the Swale Valley over Ivelet to Crackpot Moor. Wet roads, roof tops and patches of hillside are illuminated by the transient sunlight.
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moors75 - A tiny brook tumble down hill towards the River Ure in Wensleydale. In the distance the clouds shroud Wether Fell above Sleddale.
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moors85 - A deep valley carpeted in bluebells where the Barras viaduct once crossed the River Balah near Kirby Stephen. In the foreground a small patch of gorse blooms amongst burned out stalks, in the distance a rain squall moves towards Brough.
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moors86 - A small gill tumbles down a deep valley towards Barass. In the distance the A66 makes its way westward towards Brough with Stainmoor common to the north.
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moors89 - A small gill tumbles down a deep valley towards Barass. In the distance the A66 makes its way westward towards Brough, Stainmoor Common to the north sits below an angry sky.
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FL10 - An array of delicate wild flowers grace the foot of Penshaw Monument near Sunderland.
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FL11 - Penshaw monument against a brooding sky. The last rays of light illuminate the foreground Knapweed.
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FL12 - Landscape in blue. A vast area of blue Borage with the Richmond Hills in the distance.
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FL1 - A lone sycamore between 2 rape fields. The still morning air was heavy with pollen requiring the lens to be cleaned frequently.
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FL2 - A whispy blue sky contrasts with the severity of the intensly red poppies. A field near Coxhoe, Co. Durham.
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FL3 - Poppies, Ox-eye daisies and Wild Oats near Coxhoe, Co. Durham.
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FL4 - Looking south towards Richmond from Whorlton near Barnard Castle. A profusion of Borage with Rosebay Willowherb gently swaying in the field margins.
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FL5 - Landscape in blue. A vast area of blue Borage against a bold, bright blue sky. One taller stem reaches above the horizon like a sentinel.
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FL6 - A swathe of Borage leads the eye into the view. In the distance the narrow strip of blue ends at a stand of Sycamores,
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FL7 - Strange happenings! This intense field of poppies formed a perfect rectangle in a shallow valley near Coxhoe, Co Durham. Roaming in the field behind me were a herd of Bison and White Tailed Deer!
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FL8 - Looking south towards Richmond from Whorlton near Barnard Castle. A profusion of Borage with Rosebay Willowherb gently swaying in the field margins.
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FL9 - Penshaw monument against a brooding sky. The last rays of light illuminate the Knapweed and tthe taller grass stems sway in the breeze.
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FL14 - Morning sun rises alongside a pair of hedgerow oaks. The foreground grasses glow in the light while a stormy sky begins to build.
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FL13 - Tractor tracks lead the eye across the wheat field to the oak. Behind the tree the sun is rising bathing the scene a warm glow.
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FL15 - An oil seed rape field near Walworth Gate, Darlington. The machine tracks lead the eye into the image and towards the dominant hedgerow ash tree. The blue sky contrasts sharply with eye-aching yellow expanse of rape seed.
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FL16 - An oil seed rape field near Middleton One Row, Darlington. The machine track lead the eye into the image and towards the Tees valley nestled in woodland. In the far distance a majestic avenue of lime trees lead towards Girsby.
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FL17 - An oil seed rape field near Dinsdale, Darlington. The gnarled, broken fence offers foreground interest with the rising sun dominating the distance. A line of tree silhouettes mingled with mist separates land from sky a skylark is singing overhead.
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FL17 - An oil seed rape field near Houghton-le-Side, Darlington. The machine tracks lead the eye into the image and towards the steely grey evening sky. The sky almost tempers the eye aching expanse of yellow.
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FL38 - Landscape photograph of sunrise at Long Newton near Stockton, Teesside. The dawn begins to light the landscape.
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FL37 - Landscape photograph of countryside near Roseberry Topping. The harvest is over and the remaining bales await collection. Farm vehicles have left tracks leading the eye into the image.
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FL36 - Landscape photograph of Roseberry Topping near Great Ayton. Two Scotts Pine dominate the foreground offering their reflections in the calm waters of small farmyard pond.
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FL31 - Landscape photograph of Roseberry Topping near Great Ayton. Farm machinery having gathered the harvest have left a series of lines and patterns leading the eye to the distant hill.
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FL32 - Landscape photography of poppies in barley field at Houghton-le -Side near Darlington. Stormy skies beginning to clear the sun finds its way through breaks in the clouds to illuminate the landscape.
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FL21 - Landscape photograph of poppies in barley field at Houghton-le -Side near Darlington. Stormy skies beginning to clear the sun finds its way through breaks in the clouds to illuminate the landscape.
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FL35 - Landscape photograph of an immense field of poppies near Raby Castle, Co Durham. The flowers were growing alongside oil seed rape, it would have been interesting to see them flowering together.
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FL29 - Photography of agricultural land at Roseberry Topping near Great Ayton. The newly ploughed field glistens in the light with the furrows leading the eye into the landscape photograph.
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FL28 - Landscape photograph of Roseberry Topping near Great Ayton. The hay bales await collection, the farm machines have left a series of lines and patterns leading the eye to the distant hill.
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FL27 - Landscape photography of a barley field at High Coniscliffe near Darlington. A crop sprayer recently worked the field leaving dominant lead-in lines for the composition.
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FL26 - Landscape photography of poppies near Raby Castle, Co Durham. The flowers were growing alongside oil seed rape making the field inaccessible.
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Fl36 BW - Landscape photograph of Roseberry Topping near Great Ayton. Two Scotts Pine dominate the foreground offering their reflections in the calm waters of small farmyard pond.
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WOODS2 - A beam of light at sunrise in Deepdale Woods illuminates the carpet of bluebells. An ancient beech with arching boughs touching the blooms. Seconds later a Roe stag walked across the scene.
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WOODS3 - The burst of life in spring, Deepdale woods near Barnard Castle. Fresh new ferns and Ramson in front of the tranquil stream. Can you smell the garlic?
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WOODS4 - Misty morning in Deepdale near Barnard Castle. An example form early work taken 3 years ago. An eerie mornig with soft changing light.
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WOODS5 - Old oak in Deepdale near Barnard Castle. In early autumn the dense braken begins to die back displaying an array of warm hues.
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WOODS6 - Oak woodland at Deepdale Barnard Castle. In late spring the woodland floor is adorned with a carpet of bluebells. Early morning sunlight spotlights the distant swathe.
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WOODS7 - Spring time in Deepdale woods near Barnard Castle. Gnarled oak and ferns with a backdrop of bluebells.
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WOODS8 - Five below in Deepdale wood, Barnard Castle. A sinuous Hawthorn engulphed by bracken avoids the mist shrouding the distant beech grove.
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WOODS9 - Bleak and cold in Deepdale. Mornog sun breaks through the mist to light up the northern sky.
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WOODS10 - Bleak and bitterly cold in Deepdale Wood, Barnard Castle. Morning sun breaks through the mist to light up the northern sky.
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WOODS11 - Crisp, clear light in Deepdale Woods, Barnard Castle. Hiding the sun behind the dominant tree allowed me to capture the mulitude of colours in the dormant woods.
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WOODS12 - The distant marcescent beech trees glow in the early morning light. Withered bracken and rich green wood rush add a touch of colour to the hillside.
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WOODS13 - Vivid bracken bending under the weight of the fresh snow arching in front of the majestic hardwoods.
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WOODS14 - The morning sun illuminates the frozen branch tips on a majestic stand of beech trees.
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WOODS14BW - The morning sun illuminates the frozen branch tips on a majestic stand of beech trees. I decided to convert this image to black and white making the most of the strong contrasts within the image.
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