Leaving the car park on the quiet forest path

The meadows along side Euden Beck where full of wild flowers

As we climbed up to Black Hill, we passed through a recently felled area,a reminder that this is a working forest and care needs to be taken at times

On Black Hill looking south to Neighbour Moor. This view has only been possible in the last few years, since they have felled all the tree's (New one's have been planted though!)

Looking north from Black Hill, across the heather moors to Pikestone Fell

Approaching 'The Meeting of the Grains' where North and South Grain Beck join to from Ayhope Beck. The beck' s are not very prominent today!

 The old enclosures and  buildings of Ayhope Shield, a long abandoned farm

Looking back across the moors, and the track we followed, from Pikestone Fell

A 'currick' on Pikestone Fell, our route (the yellow path) can be seen in the distance

Looking NW to Pikestone Fell, from the old quarry working on Cabin Hill

Hamsterley Forest from Cabin Hill

Entering back into the forest near the ruined farm of Metcalfe's House