Smearsett Scar and Wharfe Woods from Feizor

On Sunday, still in recovery mode after our sun blasted trek around the 3 Peaks the day before, me and the H's had a nice relaxing and chilled out run around Smearsett Scar and Wharfe Woods from Feizor. (I don't know why but whenever you say Feizor you have to say it with a West Country accent, even though its clearly in the Yorkshire Dales. It just sounds better that way okay! Repeat after me: "Foy-zuuur me duck"). Anyway we'd been through Wharfe Woods a couple of weeks ago when it was completely drenched in Spring flowers, mainly primroses, anemones, purple orchids and cowslips, but we knew that we had to go back again to see the bluebells at their best. And yep, the bluebells were pretty damn spectacular on Sunday.

Mind you the highlight of the run was the stoat that we spotted in a tree (presumably out bird's nesting). We managed to get quite close to it and Hester took a couple of fabulous pictures which I have 'borrowed' from her facebook page and included below. 

Oh and egg and chips in Elaine's Tea Rooms afterwards made it pretty much the perfect Sunday morning outing. Foy-zuuur....

Looking back towards Feizor and Wharfe Woods beyond

Yet another flipping picture of Hester with Pen y Ghent in it

The ridge line from Smearsett Scar

Gorgeous Hester and gorgeous bluebells

And gorgeous Harry

The whole of Wharfe and Oxenber Woods were exactly like this

Ingleborough on the horizon

Looking towards the hamlet of Wharfe, nestled under Moughton (Moot'n), the hill on the right

A bit bluebelly then

Spot the stoat

 Hester Stoat pic 1 - cobwebby nose

Hester Stoat pic 2

Ze route