Parking here at Holwick we headed towards Low Force down through the pastures.

A field barn surrounded by white.

The Wynch Bridge over the Tees below Low Force.

The Wynch Bridge, a narrow suspension footbridge.

Frosted stone sheep.

Just part of the Low Force falls.

This path forms part of the Pennine Way. It can be quite muddy at times but after the recent frosts it was a pleasure to walk on.

A side channel of the main river.

Distant dwellings.

 The footbridge across the Tees.

The information board as we enter the reserve.

This is one of the largest expanses of Juniper in the country. Heading towards High Force which can be heard in the distance before you can even see it.

High Force surrounded by a winter mantle.

The Force and ice coated walls.

High Force from the top. 70' drop.

Other smaller falls alongside the path have almost completely frozen.

A bank of Birch and Juniper.

The winding Tees from the Pennine Way marker stone.

Zoe in frosted heather. Why so alert?...............

.........................Grouse of course. The moors of Upper Teesdale are prime habitat for this game bird.

Boxes of medicated grit are dotted about the moor. This helps to prevent Red Grouse suffering from a parasitic worm found on the heather.

The path ahead, known as The Green Trod, an old drove road.

Looking back to Cronkley Fell.

Frozen pools and iced grasses.

The moor path and the elaborate stile.

The pass down between Holwick Scars.

Holwick Lodge.

Approaching Holwick.

Heavy frost on the trees as we return to the car at the end of our first walk of 2009. lets hope that there are more like this to follow.

As an added bonus, as we returned home I spotted this new born lamb in a garth in front of a farm near Mickleton. It was unusual to see a lamb this early in the year outside and so far up the dale.