In my book there are wild creatures, and there are WILD creatures. The former include bluetits, rabbits, robins, blackbirds and so on…the sort we see every day, but the latter, they are the ones that haven’t seen much of humankind. They spend most of their lives in wild, sometimes desolate places and scarper at the […]
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Webs of intrigue? I was reading recently about spiders webs and in particular the silk that they’re made from.  Most of us know of its strength, stronger than the equivalent steel thread (so they say) but what I certainly didn’t know was how it actually soaked up heat. I assume this speeds up the
‘Handy for the Hills’ has long been a phrase synonymous with New Mills and has long been an attraction for those that go running in the hills around New Mills. We are spoilt for choice with routes up past The Fox Inn at Brookbottom towards Mellor Cross, up and around Lantern Pike towards Rowarth or
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Anyone walking up behind Whimberry Wood lately will probably have seen the large flock of lapwings which have been wintering there. These wonderfully aerobatic birds, members of the plover family, are evocative of our area preferring to nest on damp meadows where they forage for food (worms and insects), nest, and bring up their young.
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on 18 April the majestic Great Marquess will Thunder through New Mills Newtown between 10-11am The train will be double headed from Manchester to Buxton and return by ex-LNER K4 class 2-6-0 steam locomotive No. 61994 The Great Marquess and B1 Class 4-6-0 No. 61264 or K1 Class 2-6-0 No. 62005.
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We all know there’s been a long tradition of good pubs in New Mills, this is now going to be enhanced by the introduction over the coming months of two breweries Rock Mill Brewery and Torrside Brewing (More from Torrside Brewing soon) : Rock Mill Brewery New Mills craftsman Ray Barton has had a long
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When we say new, it’s still in the same place and still has the same lovely local artists running it, but apart from that the refurbishment over the last week at The Gallery on the High Street in New Mills has been a total transformation. The Gallery has fast become one of the ‘go to’
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What started off as one or two shops opening as a matter of course a year ago (because they work late providing hair cuts or beauty treatments) has gradually grown. We now have many shops, cafes and businesses doing the same every Thursday until 7pm. – hair, greengrocer, beauty, books, delicatessen, sports massages, art studio,
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Scarlet Elf Cup I’m no expert on fungus (mycology) but you may have noticed this pretty little variety around lately on dead and rotting wood. An inch or two across and around late Winter/ early Spring it’s aptly named the Scarlet Elf Cup and is said to be edible, but please don’t try it on
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