Walking the Moor
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Go Walking on the Moor (virtually)
Moor: A tract of open uncultivated upland, usually in Britain; also called a heath. Its characterized by vegetation such as heather, gorse and course grasses. Moors are cataloged as Ericaceae (the heath family).
British vs. Scottish Moors
Eastern British moorlands are similar to heaths but are topped by a layer of peat. This peat layer can be meters thick on the Western moors.. (In general, heaths are found in lowlands while moors are located upland.)Scottish 'muirs' are generally heather moors, with a wide covering of mosses, grass, cotton-grass, bracken and under-shrubs like crowberry; the wetter moorlands have a covering of sphagnum moss that can morph into bog.
(the pic at right is Crowberry)
Machrie
Speak of the North! A lonely moor: Poem
by Charlotte Bronte
Speak of the North! A lonely moorSilent and dark and tractless swells,
The waves of some wild streamlet pour
Hurriedly through its ferny dells.
Profoundly still the twilight air,
Lifeless the landscape; so we deem
Till like a phantom gliding near
A stag bends down to drink the stream.
And far away a mountain zone,
A cold, white waste of snow-drifts lies,
And one star, large and soft and lone,
Silently lights the unclouded skies.
Book: Yorkshire Moors & Dales
The Country Series: Yorkshire Moors & Dales
Amazon Price: $174.64 (as of 06/02/2012)
Of all the English landscapes, North Yorkshire's offers some of the finest examples of both natural and man-made scenery. Situated largely within the unique Moors & Dales National Park are sandy beaches, high cliffs and secluded bays; dramatic ravines, dappled woodland, and tumbling waterfalls; stately castles and mansions, and much more. From limestone pavements to ancient fishing ports, these photos capture a remarkable region. "This is the best book of photographs of Yorkshire that I have seen." (Yorkshire Gazette & Herald)
Rannoch
Critters of the Moor
Birds
On European moors you can find several bird species:Red Grouse
Hen Harrier, Merlin
Golden Plover
Curlew, Sky Lark
Meadow Pipit
Whinchat
Ring Ouzel,
Twite
(pic at right: Red Grouse).
A Whinchat
Curlew
Golden Plover
Hen Harrier
Ring Ouzel
Twite
Moor Links
- TRAMPING THE MOORS
- A BLOG
- YORKSHIRE MOORS NATIONAL PARK
- A PERSONAL GUIDE TO THE MOORS
- WALKING THE NORTH YORK MOORS
- INFORMATION
- TWO MOORS WAY WALKING HOLIDAY
- FOLLOW THE OLDEST REGIONAL FOOPATH IN DEVON, LINKING TWO BEAUTIFUL NATIONAL PARKS OF DAARTMOOR AND EXMOOR.
- WALKING THE BRONTE MOORS
- PROVIDES THE "LAY OF THE LAND."
- THE MOORS NEAR HAWORTH: NEAR BRONTE PARSONAGE
- VIDEO
- RANNOCH MOOR
- IN SCOTLAND
- BIRDS ON THE BRITISH MOORS
- AN ARTICLE
- NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY
- ROUTE AND DESTINATIONS
- AN ENGLISH RAMBLE
- NORTH YORK MOORS
- ILKLEY MOOR
- EXTENSIVE INFORMATION
- SCOTTISH NATRUAL HERITAGE
- FLORA & FAUNA
Haworth
Where Are They?
* Bleaklow, Dark Peak, UK
* Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, UK
* the Forest of Bowland Lancashire, uk
* Curry and Hay Moors, Somerset, UK
* Dartmoor, and Dartmoor wildlife, Devon, UK
* Emley Moor, West Yorkshire, UK
* Exmoor, West Somerset & North Devon UK
* Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire, UK
* Marston Moor and North York Moors, North Yorkshire, UK
* Rannoch Moor, Highland, Scotland, UK
* Rombalds Moor, West Yorkshire, UK
* Saddleworth Moor, Lancashire, UK
* Shropshire Hills, small pockets of moorland such as the Long Mynd, UK
* Somerset Levels and Moors, central Somerset, UK
* Staffordshire Moorlands, South West Peak District, UK
* Ythan Estuary complex, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (a large coastal moor)
A couple moors outside the UK:
* Tanner Moor, Austria
* Großes Torfmoor, Germany
Gloucester Moors: Poem (excerpt)
by Wm. V Moody
Where the fishing fleets put in,
A mile ahead the land dips down
And the woods and farms begin.
Here, where the moors stretch free
In the high blue afternoon,
Are the marching sun and talking sea,
And the racing winds that wheel and flee
On the flying heels of June.
Jill-o'er-the-ground is purple blue,
Blue is the quaker-maid,
The wild geranium holds its dew
Long in the boulder's shade.
Wax-red hangs the cup
From the huckleberry boughs,
In barberry bells the grey moths sup
Or where the choke-cherry lifts high up
Sweet bowls for their carouse.
Over the shelf of the sandy cove
Beach-peas blossom late.
By copse and cliff the swallows rove
Each calling to his mate.
Seaward the sea-gulls go,
And the land-birds all are here;
That green-gold flash was a vireo,
And yonder flame where the marsh-flags grow
Was a scarlet tanager.
Saddleworth
Roads: Poem
by Katherine Knight
Come out in the flush of the dawning,
And follow me over the fields of clover,
Wet with the dew of the morning.
Any road leads anywhere;
Come out to the bracken and heather,
And climb the hill with the mighty will
Of the world and the wind and the weather.
Morning mists on the fields above,
Sun on the moor and the river;
And sun below where the birch trees grow,
And the magical harebells shiver.
Any road leads anywhere.
Shadow and sun blow over;
And all's to dare with nothing to care
For the heart of the true-born rover.
Some of the roads lead down and down,
But follow the roads that climb,
And nought shall sever your joy for ever,
From now to the end of time
Moors in Literature
Literataure set on a moor:
WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Brontë
TTHE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES by Arthur Conan Doyle
THE FAMOUS FIVE by Enid Blyton (a series about adventurous youths).
THE SECERET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
Amazon Price: $9.80 (as of 06/02/2012)
First published in 1909, THE SECRET GARDEN has entranced readers with the courage and strength of two unhappy and withered children who become determined to make their lives and the lives of others around them more joyful. In this remarkable new edition, Inga Moore's beautifully observed illustrations capture the wonder of the secret garden springing to life under the tender care of Mary Lennox; her spoiled invalid cousin, Colin; and Dickon, a Yorkshire boy.
This beloved original book now offered in a definitive gift edition by esteemed illustrator Inga Moore.
Sherlock Holmes Sleuths Dartmoor
Wuthering Heights: DVD
1939 Version
Wuthering Heights (Import, All Regions)
Amazon Price: $14.90 (as of 06/02/2012)
The story of unfortunate lovers Heathcliff and Cathy who, despite a deep affection for one another, are forced by circumstance and prejudice to live their apart.
Wuthering Heights
Not Really, But Its A Lot Like My Imaginary One
Music and Montage: Wuthering Heights
taken from different versions of the movie
before you walk home . . .
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Comments Always Welcome!
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One4Nell
Mar 20, 2012 @ 4:49 pm | delete
- Enjoyable lens....brings me a lot of peace within. Thanks.
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Northbright
May 10, 2011 @ 11:57 pm | delete
- Another awesome lens of yours. I would love to walk the moors with you with the music of Will Ye Go Lassie Go. Listening and scrolling the page is an experience. How much more in the real places. Thank you so much.
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caffimages
May 5, 2011 @ 5:25 am | delete
- I know some of these places. Lovely walks, enough to tempt you out of the armchair!
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annmackiemiller Mar 17, 2011 @ 9:35 pm | delete
- Oh forgot to drop off some green angel dust to celebrate St Patrick's day - will feature this on my more angel blessing lens - republished soon
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jaktraks
Mar 18, 2011 @ 5:41 pm | delete
- Thank you for the dust & feature. Much appreciated!
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- lovley lens - I live in Bronte country now and I am a Scot so I know and love both Scottish and English moors - love Will Ye Go Lassie - written by one of my favourite men now sadly gone.
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HarmonyArtMom
Jan 30, 2011 @ 8:01 pm | delete
- Lovely lens and I really liked listening to the "mood music" as I read and viewing the images. Thanks for the armchair journey.
Adding to my favorites and blessing.
***Blessed by an Angel***
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jaktraks
Jan 31, 2011 @ 7:16 pm | delete
- Thank you!
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Jimmie
Sep 13, 2010 @ 1:51 am | delete
- I really enjoyed this lens. So much classic British literature talks about the moors. It's great to see some images of what I had only imagined. (Yes, my imagination was pretty spot-on thanks to those brilliant descriptions.)
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