{"id":4275,"date":"2020-08-27T20:58:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T20:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aphimages.wpengine.com\/?p=4275"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:34:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:34:33","slug":"may-july-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/2020\/08\/may-july-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"May-July 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CroxdaleMeadow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4280\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CroxdaleMeadow-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CroxdaleMeadow-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CroxdaleMeadow.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CroxdaleTree.jpg\"> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11400\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CroxdaleTree-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CroxdaleTree-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CroxdaleTree-1536x1080.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CroxdaleTree.jpg 1710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Meadows in the parkland of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Croxdale_Hall\">Croxdale Hall<\/a> in late May. Lockdown led to discovering plenty of hidden gems on the doorstep!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ButterbyOxbow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4278\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ButterbyOxbow-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ButterbyOxbow-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ButterbyOxbow.jpg 1685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The picturesque <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Butterby_Oxbow\">Butterby Oxbow<\/a> is far enough away from any car parks to be deserted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DerwentAllensford.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4281\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DerwentAllensford-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DerwentAllensford-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DerwentAllensford.jpg 1665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AllensfordWalk.jpg\">\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4277\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AllensfordWalk-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AllensfordWalk-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AllensfordWalk.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A walk from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allensford\">Allensford<\/a> east along the northern bank of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/River_Derwent,_North_East_England\">Derwent<\/a> at the end of May.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AllensfordFurnace.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4276\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AllensfordFurnace-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AllensfordFurnace-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AllensfordFurnace.jpg 1660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hidden away in the trees of the north bank are the remains of a late 17th C blast furnace. This area, and nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shotley_Bridge\">Shotley Bridge<\/a>, in particular, was an early centre of steel making.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HamsterleyWalk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4282\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HamsterleyWalk-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HamsterleyWalk-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/HamsterleyWalk.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hamsterley_Forest\">Hamsterley Forest<\/a> in early July.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Crowsfield.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4279\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Crowsfield-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Crowsfield-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Crowsfield.jpg 1775w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On a July walk from Wolsingham in Weardale. The open gate on the right is oddly perched on the connecting fence!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WolsinghamHolyWell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4284\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WolsinghamHolyWell-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WolsinghamHolyWell-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WolsinghamHolyWell.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An unexpected holy well in Wolsingham, dedicated to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Godric_of_Finchale\">Godric<\/a> and his fellow hermit Aelric.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PeaCrop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4283\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PeaCrop-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PeaCrop-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PeaCrop.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Originally intended as pea shoots, these pea plants positively marched up the trellis!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,19,15,14],"tags":[40,41,35,49,66],"class_list":["post-4275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-domestic","category-historical","category-local","category-nature","tag-industry","tag-lake","tag-plants","tag-river","tag-trees"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4275\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}