Marsden Moors

The Pennines are an important water catchment area with numerous reservoirs in the head streams of the major river valleys. The region is widely considered to be one of the most scenic areas of the United Kingdom.
The climate of the Pennines is generally temperate like the rest of England, but they receive more precipitation, stronger winds and colder weather than the surrounding areas. Some areas of the Pennines could perhaps be described as temperate verging on subarctic in climate and indeed a small area of the Pennines is classified as subarctic.
The Marsden Moor Estate is a large expanse of moorland situated in the Pennines, between the conurbations of West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester in the north of England. It is named after the adjacent small town of Marsden, and is owned and administered by the National Trust to whom it was conveyed in 1955 by the Radcliffe family in lieu of death duties.

The estate covers some 2,429 ha (5,685 acres) of unenclosed common moorland and almost surrounds Marsden. It forms the most northerly section of the Peak District National Park. The landscape is made up of valleys, peaks and crags and has long been modified by man. The fact that Marsden forms the eastern gateway to the important Standedge crossing of the moors has resulted in the presence of transport related archaeological remains dating from pre-Roman times to the great engineering structures of the canal and railway ages.

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[killfairy]

WOAOAW

[spineyExtra]

@MizAngelwingz your so kind, thanks

[TabooKayParker]

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[killfairy]

@Cathryn1962 har, bet the dessert has a bit more temperate climate, this is about the wettest boggy place in UK

[killfairy]

@wasy35 mostly marked by 1 major ice-age & 6k+ yrs of human interaction, a very EARTHED, location...

[killfairy]

@Cathryn1962 grooves in stone, stigmalia MOSS

[wasy35]

That is a lovely place.

[Cathryn1962]

i can't believe these wonderful colors. so different from the desert. love the new mix! YEAH!