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Portfolio - Lyth Valley

Welcome to my Lyth Valley image portfolio! Why the Lyth Valley? you may ask. Well - it's very close to home. It is also very beautiful and very photogenic at all times of the year. Lonely Planet agree: their Beautiful World book (October 2013) says, 'The unspoilt Lyth Valley is tucked in a hidden corner of Cumbria [England], where trees are laden with fruit and rolling hills are the most magnificent green.' Personally, I think the Valley is at its best from October to December, when mist accumulates in the bottom of the Valley during the night and is then illuminated by the rising sun (when the sun can be bothered to put in an appearance - this is the English Lake District after all!). Enjoy the images.

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Roe Deer buck (Capreolus capreolus) in a meadow full of spiders' webs and Black Knapweed (Centurea nigra), wonderfully backlit by the early morning sun, Lyth Valley, Cumbria - alternative edit to previous image

Looking over the Lyth Valley to Levens, shortly after sunrise, December 11, Lake District National Park, Cumbria

2 to 1 format image of sunset colours looking towards Ingleborough from Lyth Valley, November, Cumbria, England

Fog at sunrise in the Lyth Valley, early morning, November, Cumbria, England

Sun's rays through black cloud, Lyth Valley in early morning, Cumbria, England

Early morning sky over Ingleborough from Lyth Valley, November, Cumbria, England

Lyth Valley early morning mist, November, Cumbria, England

Ivy(Hedera helix)-covered ash (Fraxinus excelsior) tree with sun through fog, November early morning, Lyth Valley, Cumbria, England

Lyth Valley early morning mist, November, Cumbria, England

2 to 1 format image of Lyth Valley early morning mist, November, Cumbria, England

Autumnal Carrion Crow - shortlisted in the Birds in the Environment category of Bird Photographer of the Year 2019

Lyth Valley evening sky with crescent moon and fiery clouds, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, January 20

Lyth Valley with areas of flooding and a thin dusting of snow, Lake District National Park, Cumbria

November early morning mist looking to Levens, Lyth Valley, Cumbria, England

3 to 1 image of pink February morning sunlight over Ingleborough, Lyth Valley, Cumbria, England

Panoramic image of glowing late afternoon January sunlight illuminating land above the Lyth Valley, Cumbria, England

Late afternoon sun illuminating part of the Lyth Valley and adjacent woodland, Cumbria, England

Looking over the Lyth Valley to rough sheep pasture illuminated by afternoon sun, Cumbria, England

Looking across the Lyth Valley to snow-covered hills, Cumbria, England

Lyth Valley blanketed by early morning mist, October 25, Cumbria, England

Sun rising over snowy and misty Lyth Valley, January 9, Cumbria, England

Early morning sunlight reflected off flooded fields in the Lyth Valley, Cumbria, England

Early morning light over snowy and misty Lyth Valley, shortly after sunrise, January 9, Cumbria, England

2 to 1 image of Lyth Valley sunrise sky, December 1, Cumbria, England

Threatening evening sky, Lyth Valley, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England

The Lyth Valley flooded after prolonged, torrential rain, Cumbria, England

Lyth Valley mist after a temperature inversion, December 9, Cumbria, England

Lyth Valley dawn sky before sunrise on Christmas Day 2020, December 25, Cumbria, England

The moment the sun rises from behind Farleton Fell at 08:38:09 on Christmas Day 2020, taken from the Lyth Valley, December 25, Cumbria, England

Sun rising from behind Farleton Fell on Christmas Day 2020, 157 seconds after the previous image, taken from the Lyth Valley, December 25, Cumbria, England

Morning light over the Lyth Valley, December 7, Cumbria, England

Early morning light over snowy and misty Lyth Valley, shortly after sunrise, January 9, Cumbria, England

Lyth Valley shortly after sunrise, January 7, Cumbria, England

Lyth Valley blanketed in mist after a temperature inversion, December 9, Cumbria, England

2-1 image of sun rising over snowy Lyth Valley, January 9, Cumbria, England

Lyth Valley dawn sky, January 2, Cumbria, England

Lyth Valley dawn sky, December 24, Cumbria, England

Lyth Valley dawn, December 7, Cumbria, England

Lyth morning light, Lyth Valley, December 7, Cumbria, England

Lyth Valley in late afternoon sunlight with Levens village, October 12, Cumbria, England

The moment the sun rises from behind Farleton Fell at 08:35:01 on January 2 2021, taken from the Lyth Valley, Cumbria, England

The sun rising from behind Farleton Fell, 86 seconds after the previous image, taken from the Lyth Valley, January 2 2021, Cumbria, England

3 to 1 panoramic image of cloud spilling over the summit of Ingleborough, taken from the Lyth Valley, December 7, Cumbria, England

2 to 1 image of Lyth Valley sunrise sky, December 5, Cumbria, England