Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Swineshaw

Another chance here to see the exact same rainbow as I posted with a fence just a few days back. (see PiP) This time we see it with a wall instead of the wooden gated fence and unlike the other, this shows both ends too. Another two-photo stitch with unfortunately the left side being not as sharp as the right but I hope you will forgive me for posting it in despite of that. Again a few rain drops highlighted as noise near the bow itself from the bright light behind me. Enjoy full screen. Happy Wednesday Wall

A walk above 'Higher Swineshaw reservoir' in Tameside. Another winter isolation walk for us, just a few minutes drive from our home. Enjoy full screen.

Seen in an area of the high moor-land above the Swineshaw reservoirs, Stalybridge. "(Eriophorum angustifolium) It thrives in the harshest of environments where it can take advantage of the lack of competition. After fertilisation in early summer, the small, unremarkable green and brown flowers develop distinctive white seed-heads that resemble tufts of cotton. Habitat‎: ‎Wetland" www.plantlife.org.uk

Another moorland view, well above the hamlet of Carbrook. Here we also see an old pump-house and metallic structure. I once read that a large pipeline ran from another more local reservoir; Chew, to these just below me; Swineshaw. The idea was that the slightly higher Chew reservoir could keep these four reservoirs here topped up. Furthermore these here are all used for drinking whereas my local ones in Saddleworth are not. The tripod construction sits over a covered grid dropping deep to that pipe, so no doubt was used with a winch for transporting materials up and down the shaft. The pips shows Swineshaw reservoirs and Chew reservoir in Winter. Another best viewed full screen.

Our second big outing on the ease of our lock-down. At the foot of the Pennines here, not far from my home, a view of nature and mans work combined. You don't see too many walkers up here at all. Beneath us are two of the four reservoirs comprising what are commonly known as the Brushes Reservoir group. The nearest one here is 'Higher Swineshaw' with' Lower Swineshaw ' just in the far distance. To get here we have walked about 2.5 miles up past the reservoirs and over the dam wall of the higher reservoir. We are actually on a rather nice narrow path that still has the old iron railways lines just about showing under the grass, that once transported stone from the quarry's behind us to help in the building of theses reservoirs. Listen with me here and hear the sound of Meadow Pipits in the rustling grasses. Nice full screen.