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Put a few handfuls of peanuts out. Return to the shadows and wait. Then they come. Strolling. Down the middle of the road. As if on passeggiata. A beautiful fox first. Then the snuffle of badger. The paths and roads are theirs. Humans hibernate.

Happy New Year ! Minus four outside the office today !! We are doing our very best to keep the office open and continue with our work within the confines of the lockdown. Email if you need to contact us. Stay safe everyone 🤞🤞 we’re grateful for your continued support.

Dawn over Endcliffe Park in Sheffield. @ParksSheffield @theoutdoorcity @shefframblers @EndcliffePk @ENDPARKCAFE

From the archive: Small but beautifully formed. Clarion Rambler handbooks 1927 to 1963-64. I don’t suppose anyone has the first 27 lying unwanted in a box somewhere do they .... ??

Our thanks to Mr & Mrs Butler of Stannington for their contribution to the Loxley Valley Appeal Fund. You can read about the appeal and donate here - https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-loxley-valley-appeal?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all @FriendsLoxley @CPRE @theoutdoorcity

The Countryside Code. Would you like to help @NaturalEngland and have your say on the possible re-write ? More info here - https://defragroup.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9sosQ0YlnPyfv3T @CPRE @theoutdoorcity @BMC_Walk @RamblersGB @shefframblers Please RT

What to do with ‘the Spain crowd’ ?? a conundrum for National Parks: @Campaign4Parks @CPRE https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/01/the-litter-was-a-shock-2020-covid-rush-on-uk-national-parks

Morning.

With best wishes for a better year ahead. Have a safe New Year.

The freeze / thaw weather + the huge numbers of users = significant damage to verges and grassed areas across South Yorkshire and the National Park. Please park responsibly and on hard standing. @peakdistrict @PeakDistrictNT

Many of the roads in to the Peak District and the countryside of South Yorkshire have received several inches of snow but have NOT yet been gritted. Go carefully out there 👍❄️

Afternoon light - Stanage, North Lees, and Hope Valley

A nice cup of tea out the weather ...

Cold out. Oyster Clough Cabin.

To all of our members, supporters, partners, and colleagues, wishing you a happy and safe festive season. Thank you for your support through the most difficult of years. Onwards to 2021 and our 97th year. // (The picture is 'Frost on White Edge' by Steve Wood)

A very dreich afternoon in Edale. In amongst several visits i stopped in for a cuppa at Penny Pot Cafe and chatted solar energy (on a day without any of it !!).

‘Government set to force higher Sheffield housing targets to protect green belt in South of England’ - Sheffield Labour Councillors ⁦@CPRE⁩ ⁦@Bob_of_Hills⁩ ⁦@_OliviaBlake⁩ https://www.sheffield-labour-councillors.org/2020/12/18/government-set-to-force-higher-sheffield-housing-targets-to-protect-green-belt-in-south-of-england/

Hive mind help needed: there’s a specialist photography business in Leek that specialises in overhead photography of antiques / artefacts and does work for @britishmuseum does anyone have a contact there please ? @LeekNews