Tumps around Leek (4th March 2017)

I spent a day in the countryside around Leek, ticking off eight more Staffordshire Tumps in warm, sunny weather.

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Gun and The Roaches, from the summit of Revedge Hill

Edale skyline (4th February 2017)

I made the most of a sunny winter day by heading to the Dark Peak for an anticlockwise 20-mile round of the Edale skyline, starting in Hope.

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Tumps near Stafford (28th January 2017)

I spent a few hours visiting a few Tumps west and northwest of Stafford; they’re not close enough together to sensibly connect on foot so a series of short walks and intervening drives was the order of the day!

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Tumps near Keele (7th January 2017)

I spent rather a grey day bagging a few more Staffordshire Tumps, starting in Keele village.

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Misty as I crossed the M6 near Keele village

More Staffordshire Tumps (22nd-23rd October 2016)

I continued my exploration of Staffordshire (and its Tumps!) with a short post-orienteering walk near Tamworth on Saturday and a much longer walk over the forested hills west of Trentham on Sunday.

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A lovely sunny afternoon on Kingswood Bank

Staffordshire Tumps (8th-9th October 2016)

With an empty weekend in my diary, I decided to tick off some of my closest unbagged Tumps in Staffordshire, walking from Cheadle on Saturday and Cauldon Lowe on Sunday.

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Monsal Dale (8th September 2016)

Today’s post-work walk in the Peak District was in Monsal Dale.

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Leaving the Litton Tunnel, on the Monsal Trail

Crowden (4th September 2016)

With improving weather forecast, I headed to the far north of the Peak District to tick off my final three Derbyshire Tumps with two short walks near Glossop and a big loop north from Crowden.

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Carsington (24th August 2016)

My colleague Aditya and I went for another evening stroll in the Peak District, this time on the hillside above Carsington Water.

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A few Staffordshire Tumps (31st July 2016)

I headed towards Stafford for two 11km walks ticking off a few Tumps.

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The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal

Lathkill Dale (14th July 2016)

My colleague Aditya and I went for another sunny evening walk in the Peak District, this time in Lathkill Dale.

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Dovedale (23rd June 2016)

My colleague Aditya suggested an evening walk in the Peak District. We opted for a few miles’ circuit from Alstonefield into upper Dovedale.

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Tump-bagging in Charnwood Forest (19th June 2016)

Today’s local walk was through the rolling hills, pasture and forests of Charnwood Forest, taking in four new Tumps along the way.

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Upper Derwent Valley (8th May 2016)

For today’s walk I headed to the Upper Derwent Valley, starting at Ashopton and heading north over the moors and back down the valley beside the river and reservoirs. Summer is definitely on its way – temperatures reached 25C in the valley today.

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Looking over Ladybower Reservoir to Win Hill

Parents’ visit (9th-10th April 2016)

Mum and Dad visited me in Derbyshire. We enjoyed two good walks in sunshine in the Peak District, exploring Gun and the Roaches on Saturday and Monsal Dale and Longstone Moor on Sunday.

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The impressive crags of The Roaches and Hen Cloud

Breedon Hill and Calke Park (21st February 2016)

I went for a morning walk in South Derbyshire, taking in my nearest unbagged Tump, Breedon Hill.

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Tumps near Dronfield (13th February 2016)

A grey day didn’t merit a higher-level outing so I visited another obscure corner of Derbyshire to tick of some Tumps, this time south of Dronfield. 124 down, only 3 to go!

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A circuit around Buxton (23rd January 2016)

Today’s 36km walk around Buxton took in three of my remaining Derbyshire Tumps, as well as the better known landmarks of Black Edge, Monk’s Dale and Chee Dale.

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Looking down from Black Edge to Lady Low, with Kinder Scout in the distance

Eastern Peak District edges (10th January 2016)

A colleague and I met up for a 30km walk along some of the gritstone edges north of Baslow, enjoying better-than-forecast weather with some sunny spells.

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Looking up the Derwent Valley to Win Hill and Bamford Edge

A stroll on Bagot’s Park (3rd October 2015)

I went for a short afternoon walk up the nearby Tump of Bagot’s Park.

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