Malham Cove, Yorkshire Dales

A day out last Friday. Hoped there would be a bit more snow than there was, but it's a spot that never fails to please, with views of the Cove itself, the limestone pavement on top and all those crazy walls! For anyone who's never been, hope these give a good impression.

1 Approaching Malham



2 It's a short walk from the village



3 Almost there



4 Close up, it's massive. Peregrine falcons nest on ledges near the top.



5 Up top, the limestone pavement and far-reaching views



6 Must be the most photographed tree in Yorkshire!



7



8 Walls



9 More walls



10 And yet more walls!



All comments welcome. Thanks for looking.

Have only been there once and would love to go again. You're right about the walls - I love no 9, I hadn't taken on board just how prolific they are! No 4 gives a good sense of scale of the Cove; when I saw it, there were people climbing it!

A beautiful area and one of my favourite haunts.

You have captured the essence of it very well.

A quality set of images. IMO, images 3,4, & 5 stand out as the pick of the crop.

Good coverage and framing.

Best regards

Thanks for your comments, all!
I've just been reading that a lot of the walls surrounding small, irregular shapes date from the 16th century and the longer, straighter ones from the early 19th, so they've been there a while!

Only criticism is they a crying out to be seen large. Cracking set

Thanks, Lenny - and I do agree: a lot of the effect is lost seeing some of them small-scale.