Goyt Valley

A beautiful day to be at the Goyt Valley in Derbyshire today, we got there nice and early and managed to avoid the crowds and catch a bit of early morning bird song. Without trying too hard we managed to see a singing male pied flycatcher with a female, plus other males in the nearby woodland. Also a few singing redstarts and tree pipits and a couple of cuckoos. Then we headed up onto the moors and climbed Shining Tor, via a pint in the Cattle and Fiddle. 13.5km in total, a special day.