Pen-y-ghent - Purple Saxifrage

An early start, that paid off, as we were able to park easily on the roadside in Horton-in- Ribblesdale. With a good forecast and photographs of Purple Saxifrage in flower on Twitter, we set off for the first of our regular annual botanical pilgrimages. A great walk as always and down in time to avoid the crowds and in time for lunch at the Station pub at Ribblehead. Oh - and the obligatory Ring Ouzel...

Walking along the Pennine Way.

The washed out colours of winter ...Pen-y-ghent.

Looking back...

Purple Saxifrage - looking good...and below....

Spectacular Cladonia lichen cups.

Summit view...

Looking back up at Pen-y-ghent.

It was lovely to watch a pair of Nuthatches ....