Redmire School Allotment

Downs, Moorland in Yorkshire Richmondshire

England

Redmire School Allotment

Loaning House Ford This is another ford on the bridleways above Gunnerside. — Loaning House Ford Credit: John Walton

The Redmire School Allotment is located in the picturesque county of Yorkshire, specifically in the region known for its stunning Downs and Moorland landscapes. Spanning around 10,000 square meters, the allotment provides a unique opportunity for the students of Redmire School to engage in hands-on learning experiences related to horticulture and sustainable agriculture.

The allotment is divided into different sections, each dedicated to various crops and plants. There are designated areas for growing fruits and vegetables, including strawberries, potatoes, carrots, and tomatoes. Additionally, there is a section dedicated to cultivating flowers and herbs, such as lavender and rosemary.

The students actively participate in the entire process of maintaining the allotment, from sowing seeds to harvesting the crops. Under the guidance of their teachers, they learn essential skills like planting, watering, weeding, and pest control. The allotment serves as a practical classroom where students gain a deep understanding of the importance of soil quality, crop rotation, and organic farming practices.

Furthermore, the Redmire School Allotment is not only a learning space but also a source of pride for the school community. The harvested produce is often shared with the local community, fostering a sense of connection and generosity.

The picturesque surroundings of the Yorkshire Downs and Moorland provide an idyllic backdrop to the allotment. The students are not only exposed to the practical aspects of horticulture but also develop a deep appreciation for nature and the beauty of their local environment.

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Redmire School Allotment Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 54.365076/-2.0575099 or Grid Reference SD9696. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Loaning House Ford

This is another ford on the bridleways above Gunnerside.

John Walton

Hatter's Sike Ford

This ford is found on the bridleway over Hatter's Sike near Low Row.

John Walton

Track above Satron Side

The sign on the access gate says it is a grouse moor, it looks like a grouse moor, there are certainly grouse, but the track serves none of the usual wildlife breeding/murdering infrastructure like grouse butts, shooting huts or even trays of medicated grit to counteract the parasites inevitable when a gamebird population is artificially pushed beyond the land's natural carrying capacity. Quite refreshing, really, seems almost wild. Experience an hour or so later shows that the track is also less of a scar than it may appear in this view, being invisible from ten metres away when heading back onto it from the open moor. It leads only to a small turning circle in a bleak bit of bog next to a grassy lump of limestone.

Andy Waddington

Turning circle at Ned Gate

The SD9496 : Track above Satron Side leads to this turning circle in a rather undistinguished bit of moorland with no shooting infrastructure in sight. The map shows a row of grouse butts up the hill (to the right of this view) but they weren't in evidence today and beyond this point the continuing tracks left by a four-wheel drive vehicle fade out pretty quickly. There were really very few grouse about either, despite the (broken) sign on the access gate explicitly saying that this was a grouse moor. Perhaps it has fallen into disuse ?

Andy Waddington

Bloody Wall and Bloody Vale

There must be something up here that gave the locals a hard time, for them to have felt the need to swear at these features when giving them names. They don't look like the sort of places that light up red catching the rising or setting sun which is often an excuse for this type of nomenclature. The stream just here is Black Gutter which, when joined by Tarn Sike (draining from Summer Lodge Tarn) becomes Croft Beck.

Andy Waddington

Black Gutter

The eroding south bank of Black Gutter readily shows why it is so named as the scree is very dark. It appears to be part of the Main Chert, which interbeds into sandstones and shales, with a small coal seam in places below the Little Limestone, but that doesn't seem to be the outcrop here. Impending loss of visibility and distance from any paths precluded my having time for a closer look. The stream flows east, to be fed by the outlet of Summer Lodge Tarn and becomes Croft Beck, in the interestingly named Bloody Vale.

Andy Waddington