Directly north from the trig point on Westernhope Moor lies heather moorland. At first it's grooved by streamlets but the heather eventually becomes tussocky as here. The ridge descends into the valley below, Western Hope, a tributary valley of Weardale which also lies ahead.
Uploaded to Geograph by Trevor Littlewood on 16 February 2011
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