Shorts Lane bridleway in August is a wooded track popular with riders. In fact it's one of the best parts of Blacka and at this time of year the stability of the vegetation adds to the peaceful atmosphere. In May wild flowers border the track edges. SWT rarely come here but they do annually send someone down to strim the edges.
That's not always been done as late as it should be but by now the coarser plants are those affected.
Hathersage Road by contrast is a busy A road running along the north side of Blacka. It's much used by HGVs many of them coming through the national park quarries and heading for the motorway.
Although it's not much fun standing in the laybys with traffic hurtling past, the edges are gorgeous with a happy assortment of flowers. This is contrasting with the sheep grazed moorland just back from here and over the wall, where variety and beauty is sacrificed to heather and farming.
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