Dimmingsdale is a Forestry England beauty spot full of woodland walks through an accessible landscape in North Staffordshire. This was our first visit so it was a bit of an exploratory visit but well worthwhile.
Here are a few of the photos I took on this initial walk showing: First, one of the many rock outcrops:
The area, although now a rural landscape, has an industrial past. This view though the trees is of a building which was once a smelting mill:
As the path works through the landscape it is worth keeping and eye out for the unusual or overlooked. This example is a tree by the path with a bat box fixed quite high high up.
As we were walking along the path, gradually going uphill, we were listening to the abundant birdsong when we started hearing another noise in the distance. We then realised it was screams from the rides at nearby Alton Towers:
Dimmingsdale used to be part of a country estate which created its own tracks and paths. This is one of the main routes with a dry-stone wall to the side and then the following one shows gate posts on another path on the other side of the valley:
Further around the route we got a better view of Alton Towers where you can see the tops of some of the rides:
Most of the route is well signposted although we did lose the main track a couple of times:
Lastly, a #imagedump showing most of the photos taken:
This is a place we will revisit.