Stainforth - 13 October 2020
To see salmon leaping is a key part of autumn, and to this end 5 of us left a very wet Shipley to catch the train to Settle. I am pleased to say that the weather here was a lot kinder to us and our 7 mile walk to and from the station was completed in relatively fine conditions. Time was taken along the way to stop and take stock of what was still in flower, the following being seen: smooth sow-thistle, wood avens, meadowsweet and yarrow. Hawkweeds also in evidence - apologies to Alice for non-identification. Julia took time to point out and identify various ferns growing in profusion out of the drystone walls. Bird sightings were few the most notable being a couple of Mandarin ducks, alongside the usual mallard. A dipper was spotted by Julia disappearing downstream but disappointingly no grey wagtail.