Stanley Force

While we were sorting out breakfast, it began to rain so we sat in the tent porch reading for a couple of hours until it had stopped. We decided on a short walk locally to see a very beautiful waterfall.
We drove the short distance to the small car park by Dalegarth Bridge and walked along a path through woods following a stream and after crossing a footbridge to the opposite bank, we were in the ravine where the very picturesque waterfall called Stanley Force could be found.
There was a Pied Wagtail flying back and forth with a beak-full of insects obviously feeding young birds in a nest.
We retraced our route until nearly back at the River Esk and then followed a bridleway along the South bank of the river, on the way passing Low Birker Farm until we arrived at Doctor Bridge.
We crossed the bridge to the other side of the river, until we arrived at a small church. Passing the churchyard, we soon arrived at a minor road which led us back to Dalegarth Bridge, a popular site for jumping off the parapet into a deep pool below.