Lathkill Dale with Niki

Got up late, Paul had gone on the Monyash practice, and phoned Niki after breakfast. She said she'd come and pick me up in 20 mins (10:30am) and we headed off to Youlgreave and drove down to Conksbury Bridge and parked up.

The River Lathkill, just upstream from Conksbury Bridge.

Butterbur

We wandered along enjoying the sunshine and the beautiful crystal clear water, the goosanders, the butterbur and the holes... particularly the holes.  Despite the fact that we only had my little 'find a keyhole' light on my car keys, we went to look at some little chert mines up on a shelf on the northeast side of the valley, that I didn't even know existed.

Niki inside the chert mine - some of the roof was very dodgy!

 Niki at the foot of the rake that runs across the side valley.

We walked up the main dale as far as the valley below Mill Farm, had a quick look into the rake and then headed back again. Sadly, I was beginning to get quite knackered by the time we got back to the car.