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    #25170432 - 04/27/18 09:41 PM (5 years, 8 months ago)

I was just looking back at some old work and thought maybe someone here would enjoy this.


Welcome to the Bolton Abbey Estate.


"Bolton Abbey is an estate in Wharfedale in the North Yorkshire, England, which takes its name from the ruined 12th-century Augustinian monastery now generally known as Bolton Priory. It sits within the picturesque landscape of the Yorkshire Dales, adjacent to the village of Bolton Abbey.

The estate has a lot to offer visitors, including many miles of all-weather walking routes and a variety of attractions for people of all ages."








Bolton Abbey village.

The village takes its name from the monastery now generally known as Bolton Priory, and is right next to the Bolton Abbey Estate.
The church of Bolton Priory is now the parish church of Bolton Abbey.

The village had a population of 111 in a 2011 census.

All the vids are viewable in 1080p. Sorry for breathing in some of them, i held the camera near my face so i could see the screen





       

   





   


This thing seems awkwardly stuck in the middle of the road. I assume it was there before cars existed.



Here's a pic of the same place in the 1850's.







Bolton Abbey.

Led by a prior, Bolton Abbey was technically a priory, despite its name. It was founded in 1154 by the Augustinian order, on the banks of the River Wharfe. 

The nave of the abbey church was in use as a parish church from about 1170 onwards, and survived the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

Building work was still going on at the abbey when the Dissolution of the Monasteries resulted in the termination of the priory in 1539. The east end remains in ruins. A tower, begun in 1520, was left half-standing, and its base was later given a bell-turret and converted into an entrance porch. Most of the remaining church is in the Gothic style of architecture, but more work was done in the Victorian era, including windows by August Pugin. It is still a working priory today, holding services on Sundays and religious holidays.

           



       





           

       

       


View from the edge of the grave yard. The hill was covered with Red Campion and Forget-Me-Nots.






These are the other buildings on the Abbey grounds.



   


Bridge leading to the other side of the river with stepping stones.




View from the other side.






The Cavendish memorial.

Lord Frederick Cavendish once owned the estate. In 1882 he was stabbed to death by irish nationalists in Dublin, on his first day arriving there for a new job.

       





Strid Wood & The Strid.

This ancient woodland survived deforestation due to being within a gorge. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and one of the largest areas of acidic oak woodland in the Yorkshire Dales.

The Strid is where the broad River Wharfe becomes suddenly narrow and the water rushes with great force.
The Strid was formed by the wearing away of softer rock by the circular motion of small stones in hollows, forming a series of potholes which in time linked together to form a deep, water filled chasm.


This is the Cavendish Pavillion near the enterance to the woods. It's a little eatery/tearoom with an outside sitting area.




Strid wood.

               


The Bodger's Camp.

The Bodger is a skilled craftsman who uses traditional tools to make sustainable woodland products. Items for sale include chairs, birdtables and various small items.
In the 19th and early 20th century bodgers could be found working in woodland. They used pole lathes to turn wooden chair legs, spindles and rungs for chair makers in the town.
The Bodger never made a finished chair himself and gradually any uncompleted job became known as ‘a Bodged job’.

           



One of a couple of coin trunks in the area.

   




Flora.

Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta).

   


Ramsons (Allium ursinum).

   


Water Avens (Geum rivale).

   


Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara).

   


Cuckoo-Pint (Arum maculatum ).

   


Meadow cranesbill (Geranium pratense).

   


Woodruff (Galium odoratum).

   


Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratensis).

   


Wild Primrose (Primula vulgaris).

   


Red Campion (Silene dioica).

   


Butterbur (Petasites).

   


Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa).

   


Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea).                          Wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca). ..

                             


...Common vetch (Vicia sativa).                                 Wood Sorrel (Oxalis acetosella).

                             


Golden saxifrage (Chrysosplenium).                          Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris).

                             


Iceland Poppy (Papaver nudicaule).                                Blue Bugle (Ajuga reptans). ....

                             


Fern.







Fauna.

Greater spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major).




European robin (Erithacus rubecula).




Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos).




Green Dock Beetle (Gastrophysa viridula).

   


Soldier Beetle (Cantharis pallucida).

   


Green-veined White (Pieris napi).

   


Bug.




fieldmouse.





The Strid.

The whole river squeezes through this gap. You can see how it was formed by pebbles grinding away in their holes. They drilled down and eventually the holes linked together to make the river deep but narrow.

       





Here's some carved trees near the Strid.

               

   


The Olde Oaks.

The Laund Oak

This spectacular tree is over 800 years old. It is thought to have been named after John of Laund who was the Prior from 1286 to 1330. This is the oldest of all the oaks on the estate.




       

   

Some nice textures.

       

       



These are some other nice oaks but i'm not sure how old they are, definitely veteran.
They're spread across a field near Strid wood.


 

           

           

       

More textures from these trees.

       


A couple of bird species.

Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris).




Oyster catchers (Haematopus ostralegus).





Just a short way up the field is the Valley of Desolation and Barden Fell. It's anything but desolate today, it was named after a great storm caused damage to the area in 1826.






Here i found my first Slow worm (Anguis fragilis). It looks like a snake but it's actually a legless lizard.

           

And some Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus)

   

And a Nomad bee.



And a bunny !




This is Barden Fell.





If you carry on past the valley of desolation you walk across Barden Moor and up to the summit of Simon's seat. Simon's seat rises 587 m (1926 ft) above sea level and has views over Skyreholme from the top.
It's a bleak heather moorland walk to the top at this time of year. Red Grouse are common on the moor.

 




   

At the top.



       


This is a Red Grouse. They're plucky birds. When i walked away after filming it started chasing me down the path.
The noise they make fills the moor.





Near the end now. At the most westerly point on the estate there's a derelict 12th century hunting lodge called Barden Tower.
This is the scenery it sits in, you can see it on the far left.



           

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The building next to it is the Priests house, built in the early 16th century.






Finally Barden Bridge, said to be built by the devil (probably not though).





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Re: Bolton Abbey. North Yorkshire. [Re: Mike_yy]
    #25170986 - 04/28/18 05:39 AM (5 years, 8 months ago)

Awesome dude!!! :rockon:

Thanks for sharing! :thumbup:
I enjoyed reading/viewing that this morning. :sun:


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