Joseph Foord

Joseph Foord (1714-1788) was a farmer, surveyor and engineer, born in Fadmoor on the Tabular Hills, and who is best known for constructing a series of water races that brought fresh water into a series of dry villages on the limestone hills.

Grey long eared bat

Although very similar to the brown long eared bat the grey long eared bat is one of the rarest of British bats. Thought to be a different form of brown long eared bat it was classified a separate species in central Europe in 1960

Ascent of Whinlatter

Our next walk in the Lakes takes us up Whinlatter from the Forestry centre.

Picture gallery: The Lake District in Winter

This week we add a picture gallery devoted to the Lake District in Winter, showing some of our pictures taken during the recent 'big freeze'

Green Woodpecker

The Green Woodpecker is a fairly well known bird in most areas of the UK and the largest of the three resident Woodpeckers in Britain

Roseberry Topic

This week at Yorkshiremoors.co.uk we add an article and picture gallery for Roseberry Topping