Phil Sproson - #70People70Years Phil Sproson is a professional landscape, outdoor brand and destination photographer. He has lived in and around the Peak District National Park for all his adult life and is passionate about the area - both in trying to capture its beauty to inspire others and also in working to promote its protection and conservation. As a youngster growing up in rural Staffordshire, Phil would often visit the Peak District with his family and he became inspired by the beauty of the landscapes and wildlife that he saw. He says: "I vividly recall walking along the country lanes around Biddulph and Knypersley with my Dad early in the morning, watching the world wake up and listening to the birdsong all around. "A...
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Peak District Voices
The Peak District National Park is a truly inspiring place, and the tales told by the area’s people are every bit as varied, intriguing and wonderful as the landscape. Our Peak District Voices page is a platform for fascinating stories from every corner of the Peak District, told by the people who know the place best. Here you’ll find the accounts of artists, writers, designers, sheep farmers, runners, social historians and fishermen, to name but a few. Their experiences are all different, but tied together by a passion for this beautiful place that inspires them every day.
Please Don’t Feed Other People’s Horses!
These rather handsome ginger ears would like to bring you a simple but really important message: when you're out and about on your travels in the countryside, please don't feed a horse that doesn't belong to you! He'd like to tell you why, with a little help from his able human assistant... Please Don't Feed Other People's Horses! Yes we're irresistible, and yes we sometimes do a great job of looking sad and hungry, but after a tragic increase in horse and pony deaths over the past year, I thought it might be timely to share some information as to why us horses and other animals just can't process the ‘snacks’ that you often want to share with us, no matter how kind and well-meaning...
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PsychicBread – Snow! (1930’s Peak District)
Mark Gwynne Jones & PsychicBread - Snow! (1930's Peak District) Snow! See vintage footage of Peakland winters, set to a musical snow poem by Mark Gwynne Jones and PsychicBread. Film edit and concept by Andy Mckay. This is an extract from: Snow! - Chapter 2 of Voices From The Peak 'The fascinating quest of the poet Mark Gwynne Jones. An array of audio odysseys... and some marvellous Derbyshire reflections' Ann Treneman, The Times
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Saving the Song of the Curlew
Saving the Song of the Curlew The whole team at Let's Go Peak District loves curlews ... so much so that we incorporated the curlew into our logo! Their unforgettable, haunting call is the song of the Peak District moors, the herald of Spring after the long winter. And anyone who has ever stood and watched their elegant swoops over the heather and gritstone knows that it's a sight to enchant even the most indifferent heart. But curlew numbers are declining very quickly. In only the last 50 years around 65% of the population throughout England and Scotland has disappeared. The team at Let's Go Peak District feels strongly that the sight and sound of the curlew is something that we cannot afford to lose,...
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Family Adventures in the Peak District!
The Peak District is one of the best places in the UK for a family camping adventure! There's something for everyone here; whether you want to escape into the hills on a wild walk, venture underground to explore mysterious caves, saunter around a country stately home, or just soak up the atmosphere of the pretty villages. Our friends at UK Destination Guide found it the perfect place to tire out energetic toddlers, and in this article they tell us about their favourite spots... Family Adventures in the Peak District Toddlers can be, well, let's say a challenge! So there is nothing better than using nature itself to tire them out and have the perfect family camping trip. We chose the beautiful Peak District National Park,...
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Let’s Hear Your Peak District Voice!
If you would like to contribute a ‘Peak District Voice’ please get in touch with us via one of our social media channels in the first instance. We think sharing is caring, so every Peak District Voice is shared to our large and engaged Facebook audience [Let’s Go Peak District Facebook] which means that a post sharing a link to your content goes on to be liked and shared widely by our followers. What do we want in return? Just a link back to Let’s Go Peak District from your blog or website. That’s it!