The American-born poet Sylvia Plath was buried at Heptonstall, near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, in 1963 after a short and troubled life. In the past she was perhaps better known for her marriage to the former Poet Laurate Ted Hughes (original...

(Like this view? Check out the rest of the set from the evening!)After the overwhelming enthusiasm and participation which greeted last year's Valley of Lights events came an amazing new nocturnal experience: the Lamplighter Festival.On November 2...

(Like this view? Check out the rest of the set from the evening!)After the overwhelming enthusiasm and participation which greeted last year's Valley of Lights events came an amazing new nocturnal experience: the Lamplighter Festival.On November 2...

(Like this view? Check out the rest of the set from the evening!)After the overwhelming enthusiasm and participation which greeted last year's Valley of Lights events came an amazing new nocturnal experience: the Lamplighter Festival.On November 2...

Flash flooding hit parts of Todmorden on the afternoon of Monday 29th July 2013, and affected the areas of Gauxholme and Shade, as well as further upstream in the village of Walsden and elsewhere.(Original blog post for this incident here)

Taking advantage of some welcome sunshine and very little breeze early on a Sunday morning, I made it to a nearby Pennine clough to capture this verdant carpet of wild garlic.We’re almost at the end of the wild garlic season, which normally runs f...

A gathering of friends and family on a gloriously sunny Yorkshire Day at the hilltop farm of Porcus, near Todmorden in West Yorkshire in the south Pennines. Purveyors of fantastically fine pork products from their own outdoor-reared rare breed pig...

One of the Calder Valley’s most popular folk attractions is the annual Pace Egg Play. Its origins are now lost in the mists of time, but it continues delight generation after generation with a delightfully haphazard mix of performance, audience in...

Lumb Falls is a secluded spot for wild swimming, paddling and picnicking - perfect for those ‘in the know’ and yet hidden from prying eyes by a bowl of woodland.It’s a picturesque and relaxing place where several small falls converge. The beck spi...

The first snow of the winter finally came yesterday (this has been such a wet, warm season so far), so this morning we went for a walk in the hills to enjoy the views before the thaw started in earnest.This is Naze road, leading up the hill from G...

River levels on Walsden Water reached record levels on Boxing Day 2015, with the stretch between Walsden and Todmorden peaking at 3.04m near Salford (the previous recorded high was 1.98m). Slightly upstream here at Gauxholme the high waters tore a...

Enthusiastic crowds welcome riders on Day 2 of Le Tour de France 2014 as they enter the village of Ripponden in West Yorkshire. Vincenzo Nibali, from Astana Pro Team, passes the camera at the centre of the peloton. He later took the lead on this d...

This iconic Victorian building is maintained by Calderdale Council, and is open to the public on 'high days and holidays'. It affords a fantastic viewpoint across the local area, and is rightly popular with thrill-seekers and those with a sense of...