As you’d expect, England in spring and summer has an abundance of flowers, meadows and trees. It also has wildlife. Here’s a selection.
First, along the coastal path:
Hawthorn in flower:
Cotton grass on moorland, which only grows in wet areas:
Inland, over to pretty streams:
Above Haweswater:
East of Haweswater:
Now, on to some animals!
Back to fields, Shap to Orton:
Coming into Orton:
Between Orton and Kirkby Stephen:
And yes, a red squirrel!
Back onto moorland, out of Orton:
Flower meadows near Muker:
The Muker flower meadows are justly famous!
Towards Reeth
Nearing Richmond:
Richmond to Danby Wiske was very much wheat and barley country:
But not always:
Val making friends
A hare – one of Ad’s Big Five!
Getting towards North York Moors:
And now moorland: classic heather, though looking rather dry after little rain:
We loved the contrast between the moorland and the verdant farmland below:
Two friendly horses at Beak Hills Farm
And just around the corner, two adorable Belted Galloways:
Saints to Outlaws 