Today we
went to the Waskerley Way in west Durham, which rises over wild, heather-covered
moorland near the former steel town of Consett.
In the
19thC the Stanhope and Tyne Railway brought limestone down from the Weardale quarries
to the mouth of the River Tyne, along a specially constructed forty-mile long
railway and over the spectacular and beautiful Hownes Gill Viaduct. The viaduct
is still standing today but the tracks are now a cinder path, called Waskerley
Way.
We saw a
hare! A rare sight up here in the North and for the whole of our two-hour walk,
we were accompanied by Curlews, singly and in pairs with their unique, evocative
and instantly recognisable call.
No comments:
Post a Comment