Dartmoor National Park, England, July 2017
Dartmoor is an area of moorland in southern Devon, England. Moorland, or moor, is a type of habitat found in upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and montane grasslands and shrublands biomes, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils. Protected by National Park status, Dartmoor NP, covers 954 km2. The granite which forms the uplands dates from the Carboniferous Period of geological history. The moorland is capped with many exposed granite hilltops known as tors, providing habitats for Dartmoor wildlife. The highest point is High Willhays, 621 m. The entire area is rich in antiquities and archaeology. —From Wikipedia; a hiking guide.
Butterfly
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View from the park's edge
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Starting our 11 km hike
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A gushing stream
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Resting on a rock
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Sapiens caught in the wild!
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Sheep (more)
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A mossy stream
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Another neolithic henge
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Soft grassy land / peat
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A stream
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Towards the forest
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Forest
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Hike continues
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Wild foxgloves
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Foxglove flower
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A lake (more)
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Visitor
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Lunch spot
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Resting hikers
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Lake with geese
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A wild horse (more)
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Moorland
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Hiking through
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Moorland (more)
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A tor, or granite hilltop
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Landscape
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Happy cows?
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Red Poll cow?
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A tor in Dartmoor NP
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Closer view of tor
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View from the tor
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Another henge (more)
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Hiking path
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Tall trees
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Sunlit trees
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Stream
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Early evening
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A funky pub! (inside)
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Day 2 hike begins
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Wooded area
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Old clam bridge (more)
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A stream
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Green and fresh
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Landscape
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Hiking path continues
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Rusting harley in a
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English Longhorn cow (more)
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View from the top
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View from the top
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Wild horses
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Lustleigh village
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The Cleave pub (more)
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Lustleigh cricket pitch
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