Three ships

On Birchin Edge, north from the Robin Hood pub, are three large rocks near to Nelson's monument. They have been carved with the names of Nelson's ships Victory, Defiance and Royal Soverin (sic) (SK278 729).

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Mother Cap

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Mother Cap is a short walk from the Surprise View car park above Hathersage.

Toad's mouth revisited

The previous photo of Toad's Mouth was taken on 1st January 2002, the one below from yesterday. They show quite a difference. The "eye" seems to have faded due to erosion. A false eye formed by the death of a large lichen underneath the original eye makes the whole effect much less convincing as a toad.

 

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Eagle stone

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Eagle stone is a short walk from Curbar Gap carpark on Baslow Edge.

 

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Toad's mouth

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A fantastic natural rock "enhanced" to look more like a toad.

 

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The beast of Black Rock

This prehistoric looking beast is an eroded outcrop of Ashover grit at the top of Black Rocks above Cromford (SK293558). The Black Rocks site was mined for lead, the spoil on the scree slope leading up to Black Rocks supports many interesting lead tolerant plants (leadworts). The scree slope is an ideal place to search for a variety of rocks and minerals. Other interesting habitats can be explored from Black Rocks, since it is near the boundary between limestone and gritstone. Cromford Moor has heather moorland and various types of woodland.

From Black Rocks we can see the huge outline of Dene Quarry. It produces crushed limestone for use on roads and in concrete.

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