A Visit to Biddulph Grange Country Park

Last month we paid a second visit to Biddulph Grange Country Park – The first since before the pandemic. Previously it was in the care of the local council but it is now managed by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.

The photos I took, like many that I do of the countryside, is to gain a set of images that I can use for interactive virtual tours and video virtual walks. Therefore they concentrate on showing the path taken through the park. Below is a selection of images from this visit:

This is where the path no longer follows a stream but crosses it taking a different route:

A small bridge taking the path across a stream

When I take photos of something of interest, such as wild flowers, I like to show the surroundings to give context so that if you go there at the right time, you could see something similar:

Wild flowers (possibly the Apiaceae family) beside the path

The path taken took us down steps across a wooden bridge and up steps the other side:

Path crossing a wooden bridge across a stream

Occasionally there are signposts giving directions:

Sign offering 2 directions: Left for the Himalayan Walk or Right for the Fish Pool

At the end of a long, straight, downward path we came the gates of the National Trust’s Biddulph Grange Gardens:

Path leading to the gate of the gardens

We have often been in the gardens looking out from the gate but we never knew that there was a small lake (the Fish Pool) just yards away:

A panoramic view of the ‘Fish Pool’

Our path took us further along the Fish Pool which has an island within it:

A second panoramic view of the Fish Pool showing the small island within it

From here we descended through the woods back to the car park. This park is worth another visit, perhaps in the autumn.

Author: Paul L.G. Morris

I am an amateur photographer whose photography is mostly of gardens, nature and the rural environment. My specialities are close-ups, panoramic views, or a combination of both that I call 'Nearscapes'. I work mostly for my own interest having closed my business PM Studios Ltd.