IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Ladderedge, LEEK, ST13 7AH

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This page details the photographs taken nearby to Ladderedge, ST13 7AH by members of the Geograph project.

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A53 Ladderedge
Image: © David Martin Taken: 6 Aug 2022
0.04 miles
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Leaving the top meadows
This gate is in the corner behind the houses on The Heights and is the exit from the top meadows on Ladderedge Country Park.
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 6 Apr 2011
0.08 miles
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Down the steps
These new steps are obviously not liked by everybody judging by the worn path to the right, closer inspection revealed that it was mostly dogs that avoided the steps. This area of woodland seems to be dominated by Hawthorn that has been allowed to colonise. The Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), often called May, is a native shrub to the UK and is often used as a hedging plant. They mostly grow from between 5 and 15 metres tall and have white, sometimes pink, flowers followed by red berry-like fruits (commonly known as Haws) produced on thorny branches. Ecologically, Hawthorns are very important in that they provide food and shelter for small birds and mammals, especially when grown as hedges. The flowers provide a nectar source for many invertebrates and a large number of Butterfly larvae feed on the shrub. During the winter the berries provide food for a number of species of birds, particularly thrushes and waxwings who eat the berries and disperse the Hawthorn seeds in their droppings. Hawthorn flowers are reputed to have magical properties, and are believed to bring about a death in the family if they are taken into the home. This may have something to do with the trimethlamine present in the flowers - this substance is one of the first products formed when body tissue starts to decay. Hawthorn is also said to have been the source for Christ's crown of thorns. During the First World War, the young leaves were used as a substitute for tea and tobacco, with the seeds being ground as a substitute for coffee.
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 6 Apr 2011
0.12 miles
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Trail marker
This wooden post used to used as a marker for several walks through Ladderedge Country Park, most of them have been replaced with little plastic ones now. I think the H and T on this one stand for the Habitat Trail.
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 6 Apr 2011
0.14 miles
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Through the tunnel
Heading out of the Hawthorn dominated section of the woods and into one of the pastures. This is part of the Habitat Trail on Ladderedge Country Park that takes you through a wide variety of habitats on the park. The Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), often called May, is a native shrub to the UK and is often used as a hedging plant. They mostly grow from between 5 and 15 metres tall and have white, sometimes pink, flowers followed by red berry-like fruits (commonly known as Haws) produced on thorny branches. Ecologically, Hawthorns are very important in that they provide food and shelter for small birds and mammals, especially when grown as hedges. The flowers provide a nectar source for many invertebrates and a large number of Butterfly larvae feed on the shrub. During the winter the berries provide food for a number of species of birds, particularly thrushes and waxwings who eat the berries and disperse the Hawthorn seeds in their droppings. Hawthorn flowers are reputed to have magical properties, and are believed to bring about a death in the family if they are taken into the home. This may have something to do with the trimethlamine present in the flowers - this substance is one of the first products formed when body tissue starts to decay. Hawthorn is also said to have been the source for Christ's crown of thorns. During the First World War, the young leaves were used as a substitute for tea and tobacco, with the seeds being ground as a substitute for coffee.
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 6 Apr 2011
0.15 miles
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Twisted Hawthorn
Growing on an exposed hillside on Ladderedge Country Park the elements have twisted this old Hawthorn into an almost grotesque shape. Behind it can be seen the buildings on Barnfields Industrial Estate on the right and part of Leek on the left, in the distance is the edge of the Peak District National Park. The Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), often called May, is a native shrub to the UK and is often used as a hedging plant. They mostly grow from between 5 and 15 metres tall and have white, sometimes pink, flowers followed by red berry-like fruits (commonly known as Haws) produced on thorny branches. Ecologically, Hawthorns are very important in that they provide food and shelter for small birds and mammals, especially when grown as hedges. The flowers provide a nectar source for many invertebrates and a large number of Butterfly larvae feed on the shrub. During the winter the berries provide food for a number of species of birds, particularly thrushes and waxwings who eat the berries and disperse the Hawthorn seeds in their droppings. Hawthorn flowers are reputed to have magical properties, and are believed to bring about a death in the family if they are taken into the home. This may have something to do with the trimethlamine present in the flowers - this substance is one of the first products formed when body tissue starts to decay. Hawthorn is also said to have been the source for Christ's crown of thorns. During the First World War, the young leaves were used as a substitute for tea and tobacco, with the seeds being ground as a substitute for coffee.
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 6 Apr 2011
0.16 miles
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Top meadow
Looking across the top meadow of Ladderedge Country Park. The fields at the top of Ladderedge Country Park and the ones on the Barnfields section are managed as hay meadows in the traditional way; the grass isn't mown until late July allowing flowering plants to produce seed. The ground is then 'aftermath' grazed which allows the seeds to be trampled into the ground, this also makes them more flower-rich than the two main fields that are managed as pasture land and are grazed by cattle from the end of May until the end of October.
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 6 Apr 2011
0.17 miles
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Leaving the woods
As we exit the woods an amazing view opens up before us; looking over the town of Leek to the Peak District National Park in the distance, on the extreme left of the picture is the edge of the Roaches.
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 6 Apr 2011
0.18 miles
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Along the boardwalk
This long straight boardwalk allows the walker to keep their feet dry while crossing this particularly boggy bit of the re-entrant. See Image for a reverse view.
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 6 Apr 2011
0.19 miles
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Looking back along the boardwalk
A reverse view to Image, perhaps if I was a few stones lighter and a few years younger I could imagine I was walking the catwalk! Dream on!
Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 6 Apr 2011
0.20 miles
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