Grid reference SJ8956
near to Knypersley, Staffordshire, England
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Rock End's communications centre
The, now disused, K6 telephone kiosk and the Elizabeth II letter box set into a brick pillar comprise Rock End's (former) link to the outside world. A lady who lives nearby was telling me that the kiosk is being removed and there is... (more)
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How to fence off a rock outcrop
If you own it, mark it.
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Lodge Barn Road approaching Knypersley Hill Farm
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Crowborough Road
Looking along Crowborough Road from the edge of Rock End village.
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Park lane through Rock End
The Staffordshire Moorland Walk used by the proposed western extension of the Trent Valley Way crosses the road here
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End of the road
The stile allows access to the footpaths to the Wickenstones and Rock End from the top of Ruthin Grove.
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Wickenstones
A view of the Wickenstones with the road from Biddulph Moor to Knypersley
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Out into the open
Up to this point the footpath has been constricted by houses on one side and a brook on the other suddenly, though, it emerges into open fields. The far end of the wooden fence marks a junction in the path; straight on to Rock End, left to... (more)
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Another of the Wickenstones
said by some to be the most Southern point of the Pennines
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Looking back to the fields
Looking along the path towards the stile seen in SJ8956 : Home-made stile. Although obviously well-used and partially gravel surfaced, this path only appears on the 1:10000 map.
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Rowan berries
This Rowan, or Mountain Ash, beside the path to Coracle Grove is carrying a really good crop of berries this year.
The Common Rowan, Mountain Ash, Quickbeam or Whitty Tree (Sorbus aucuparia) has flat-topped clusters of creamy white... (more)
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Meadow Vetchling flower
These prettily marked flowers are of the SJ8956 : Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis). A member of the Pea family, the Meadow Vetchling is a clambering perennial often spreading up to 120cm. The yellow flowers will develop into black, pea-like,... ( more)
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