Higher Disley - Lyme Park - Bowstones - Black Rocks walk ¦ East Cheshire/High Peak

Join me for a crisp seasonal walk on the edge of East Cheshire and High Peak. We start from a small layby in Higher Disley, before descending into Lyme Park past Bollinhurst Reservoir. We then rise up to visit Lyme Park Cage, and descend past Lyme Hall and out of the rear of the park. A short climb through more open moorland takes us up to Bowstones before the final leg of the walk taking us below Whaley Moor and across Black Rocks.
The walk has some fantastic views across Cheshire and also up over to Kinder Scout and beyond. In total I measured it at just under 9 miles.
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[@outdoorstours]

Very nice video, beautiful views and hike there. Thanks for sharing my dear friend. All the best. Take care !

[@DesGreene]

Thanks very much for watching & for your support! Very much appreciated👍😊

[@marifertalamor1569]

Omg amazing place nice to walk 🚶‍♂️have a bless day 🙏😇🚶‍♂️ I think it's very cold weather there.

[@DesGreene]

Hello Marifer! 😊 Yes, it was a very cold day, but lovely to be out walking! All the best & take care👍😊

[@redronefernandopolis8941]

VIDEO VERY NICE MY FRIEND FANTASTIC SUPER LIKE

[@DesGreene]

Thank you! Much appreciated👍😊

[@KarenPlantFoodTravelAdventure]

Wow! The view is super nice! Thank you for sharing! Love lots! karen plant food travel adventure💛

[@DesGreene]

Thank you! Yes, some lovely views on this walk. All the best👍😊

[@northeastfamilyadventures9186]

Lovely walk. Live that old stone. It's like we always say, the more bitter the better when it comes to wind and cold. Makes things more interesting!

[@DesGreene]

Yes, so long as you're dressed for it and don't hang around👍 Wasn't a day to stop for lunch though! 😁 Cheers for watching! All the best & catch you soon👍

[@whattovisitinromania5044]

So beautiful there! Wonderful morning walk in the nature! 😍❤️👍

[@DesGreene]

It was a really beautiful walk! 😁 Thanks very much for watching👍👍

[@blendedkorea]

Doing a good content is not always about impressive innovation/idea. Sometimes it is only about doing something with plain dedication. Well done. More motivational vlogs to watch ahead.

[@DesGreene]

Thank you! Much appreciated👍

[@HaibatVlogs]

Superb Video Sharing my Dear Friend 💕 Stay safe and stay connected 🙏 💕 🙏

[@DesGreene]

Thanks very much for watching! All the best & take care👍😊

[@sekretypolski]

Very beautiful footage! 🙂Beautiful place to walk. Have a nice day, my friend🙂L52

[@DesGreene]

Thank you! You too! All the best👍😊

[@StepsbyKaatje]

Those bubbles under the ice were great! 😁 I love icy mornings, everything looks so beautiful, especially with some sun on it! 😁 Cheers! Kaat

[@DesGreene]

Hi Kaat! Yes it was quite mesmerising watching that water under the ice! 😁 It sounded really nice too! I love walking in that sort of weather. Thanks for watching & see you soon👍😊

[@stevebuckley2429]

Love Lyme Park,nice walk,good to see blue sky!

[@DesGreene]

Hi Steve! Yes, Lyme Park can be nice if you stear clear of the crowded bits. The weather was a real bonus! Not seen much blue sky lately! 😁

[@mungsil1]

This video gave me an extraordinary experience.Thank you for uploading this video

[@DesGreene]

Very pleased you enjoyed watching! Thank you & all the best👍😊

[@IvorsTravels]

Great day for a walk. It was a pleasure to join you for this walk.

[@DesGreene]

Thanks Ivor👍 Yes, perfect weather for walking. I enjoyed this one a lot! All the best👍😊

[@urlaubinitalien8952]

Thank you for your beautiful walking tour my friends. Greetings from Austria and have a nice day 👌

[@DesGreene]

Thank you! for watching You have nice day too! 👍😊

[@LadyStrzygaPenitentialCell]

Beautiful place and scenery......Good tour, my friend 👍🏻

[@DesGreene]

It was a very scenic walk! Thanks very much for watching👍😊

[@WanderingwithWatto]

Hi Des. Great walk through some beautiful countryside. Thanks for taking us along. 👏🏻👍🏻. Keep safe. 🙏🏻🚶🏻‍♂️🚶‍♀️. Cheers Watto.

[@DesGreene]

Cheers Watto! It really was a lovely day for it👍 My ideal walking weather! Hope you are both keeping well! ATB👍

[@siegfriedschlag4353]

Guten Abend ❤🎄 danke für das tolle Video 👍🔔wünschen dir eine schöne Woche und eine besinnliche Weihnachtszeit ⛄🎄bleib gesund, see you later. Liebe Grüße Siggi und Marianne ⛄

[@DesGreene]

Guten Tag, Siggi und Marianne! Vielen Dank fürs Zuschauen 👍 Alles Gute und bleibt gesund!

[@gregsvlogshow]

Look at all that frost! I woke up this morning to so frost myself here in Southern California! Gorgeous structures! Those views are amazing as usual! Wow that sounds like a lot of wind!! Fantastic walk!

[@DesGreene]

Hi Greg! I reckon this is perfect walking weather for me👍 Is frost unusual in Southern California? (I know the song says it never rains! 😁). It did get a bit cold and windy towards the end, but glad you enjoyed the views👍 All the best👍

[@gregsvlogshow]

@@DesGreene No it doesn't usually get frosty, this is an exceptionally cold start to winter.

[@taallamalquranacademy5472]

Hello friend enjoy full Video 🤩💯😁

[@DesGreene]

Thank you! Much appreciated👍

[@OutdoorNatureAdventures]

This is awesome and I love it! Enjoyed it a lot. Thumbs up Greetings from Canada

[@DesGreene]

Thanks very much! Really appreciate you watching👍 Greetings to you also👍😊

[@openmindedwonderer]

Beautiful place to walk, the views along the way are amazing.

[@DesGreene]

Hi Cara! Yes it's a lovely walk, and a bit of history and legend for added interest! 😁 All the best & take care👍

[@NicoleHikesalot]

Beautiful hike the water was so pretty and the views. Love the old stones so interesting to see. Those views of the rocky ledges was awesome. Windy up there. Wow I'm sure it was so cold with the wind. 9 is great 👍

[@DesGreene]

Hi Nicole! Yes, it was an enjoyable walk. I think thiose cold frosty days are my favourite for walking....although it did take your breath away up on those rocks near the end! 😁 Hope you are keeping well👍 Take care!

[@dhstory2314]

Hello brother🙏🙏, beautiful day

[@DesGreene]

Hello! Yes, a lovely day to be out walking👍 Thanks very much for watching👍😊

[@ScottsLand]

Brilliant as usual. Your commentary is always great and keeps us interested. The story about Peter Lee in the Tower of London was great info. He sounded a bit of a character. Good variation between the canon and your vlogging camera. Having the huge zoom really helps on seeing wildlife and hilltops. Your walks are great to be part of. Stunning day for a hike as well by the looks of it. Keep up the stellar work sir. Stay safe and take care 👍😁👍🥾🥾

[@DesGreene]

Hi Scott! How's it going? I should probably have done a bit more research on Peter Legh...I still have no idea what his two charges of treason were for! 😁 The new camera is great for grabbing more distant footage and wildlife, but I was struggling to keep it steady in the strong winds! Will have to work on that! 😁 Thanks very much for your support👍 Really appreciate it! Take care👍👍

[@elenilabaki]

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[@DesGreene]

Thanks for watching, Eleni! All the best & take care👍😊

[@TeaInValhalla]

Good afternoon Des, happy festive Friday wishes to you! Another brillaint hiking video, love the frim crunch of frost underfoot as you walked along the early section 🥶 🧊 Easy come easy go with the snow huh, greatbzoom shots 👍 Loved the two finger salute in form if the building 😃 Lovely day to strech the legs out, very enjoyable walk and talk Des, love the music you used over the ice footage ❤👍 We love a good legend 👏 that would have been a very deep drift yikes. Have a great weekend, stay safe and well, catch you soon, Ceri and Kat ☕ ❤ 🗺 🎄

[@DesGreene]

Hi Ceri & Kat! Yes, can't beat a nice clear frosty day for a walk👍 The cold was cutting through by the time I got up on those rocks, though!😁 Glad you enjoyed joining me👍 Hope your Christmas preparations are nearly done now, so you can put your feet up and relax a bit!👍😊

[@ffgarenaff1235]

Nice friend 👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@DesGreene]

Thanks very much for watching!👍😊

[@NaomisAdventures]

Beautiful place to walk

[@DesGreene]

Hi Naomi! Yes, a really lovely walk and plenty of interesting history along the way👍 Hope you are keeping well👍👍

[@mariludagumo6277]

Am always excited to see new places Bowstones Black Rocks walk wonderful , footage view is awesome a good weather to walk my friend stay fit and healthy never stop walking and admiring the beautiful view in your area. Merry Christmas to you and your family

[@DesGreene]

Hello Marilu! Thanks very much for watching and for your lovely comment 😊 Best wishes to you and your family also👍😊

[@technocrath1]

Hi Des, What a great day to be out and about, the sun is shining, the weather is brisk, just perfect for getting out and keeping a great stride across the high country. Great video share. Merry Christmas and a big thumbs up.

[@DesGreene]

Hello Cindy! Thanks very much for watching and commenting! 👍 I do think this has to be my favourite type of weather for walking. You can't beat thos cold crisp days! 😁 All the best!

[@Gamingjunction-z2t]

This video is so amazing and beautiful, i am watching that your channel has great content. I have watched and enjoyed, thanks for sharing

[@DesGreene]

Thank you so much! 👍😊 All the best & see you soon👍

[@ckinoz1664]

Awesome walking video. The view is spectacular!😉

[@DesGreene]

Thanks CK! It was a great day to be out walking👍 Hope you are keeping well👍😊

[@WyeExplorer]

Late Saxon/dark ages really des. Awesome to still see them there-interesting history. There seems to be a few rule breakers around there what with peter and his folly to. Lovely walk - crisp and winter like the way we like it. Not good for lunching on the edge though. Good going des. Enjoyable. Mark

[@DesGreene]

Hi Mark! Yes, both rebels in their own way by the sound of it, but not sure if Robin & Peter would have seen eye to eye 😁 The weather was great, but definitely wasn't for hanging around up on those rocks! Cheers for watching👍 Take care & catch you soon!

[@WanderingMonkHikes]

Thanks Des. Much better weather for this adventure. Love the history that greets you along these paths. Fascinating! Robin Hood is one of those global heroes who inspires us all. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[@DesGreene]

Hi Dan! Yes, it's been nice to get a few cold crisp days recently. Perfect walking weather! Although I did manage to get a thorough soaking this week up in Cumbria! 😁 I hope you and your family have a great Christmas also👍 Thanks very much for watching & take care!

[@donroy7825]

Hi, Des 🙋‍♂️. Thanks for this great sunny walk 👍. So many points of interest along the way 😃. I wonder, what was the bird hopping on the ground ? A Red Wing Thrush 🐦 perhaps 🤔. Thanks again. Seasons Greetings, cheers, Don 🎄 🧑‍🎄 👋 !!

[@DesGreene]

Hi Don! Yes, lovely crisp weather for a walk! The bird was a redwing👍 One of our prettiest winter visitors. Apologies for the shaky footage, but the wind was really strong up there! 😁 Thanks for watching and Season's Greetings to you also!👍😊

[@renatalimarzi]

Hello, my dear Des! What a wonderful winter day to walk! It must have been cold but very energizing, hasn't it? I love walking in nature even in winter, where possible! And this walk was very pleasant and varied, dear Des. Many things to see along the way and beautiful nature and views. I was very impressed by the bowstones, very particular testimonies of the past. As always I enjoyed a great video, my dear friend. My huge thumbs up to you! Wish to you and your lovbed ones a Merry, blessed and Joyful Christmas with all my heart! Take always care and see you soon! A big hug from Milan. Renata

[@DesGreene]

Hello Renata! Yes, I love walking on cold crisp days like this. Energizing is a great way to describe it👍😁 Those bowstones must have been witness to so many things down through the years! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas also! All the best & take care👍😊

[@renatalimarzi]

@@DesGreene Always a pleasure to enjoy your contents Des! Have a blessed weekend and take always care! We're not free yet.... Ciao! Renata

[@franduncandroneproductions]

Like 5 Des cold feet looks cold 🥶 therefore the sounds off your steps. Bollenhurst resovoiur looks nice. 1580 built then rebuilt by Peter Lee in 1700s place is in great condition. Excellent footages off bowstones love the water running down from it.

[@DesGreene]

Hi Fran! Yes it was a crisp one 👍 I love walking on days like that! That hunting lodge, The Cage, is really well preserved. I thinks it's run by the National Trust, and they tend to do a great job. Thanks for watching! Catch you soon👍

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Well you’ve been I some tremendous walks lately mate, and I found this one the best of the lot. So much interest there - Lyme Park immense, and I loved the way you filmed the water running under the ice!!!! Nice to see the Redwings too. Robin Hood is international I’ll have you know - just ask Kevin Costner!!! Black Rocks an amazing feature and some great views across to Manchester. Good to walk along there with you Des👍👍👍

[@DesGreene]

Thanks very much Dave! Glad you enjoyed it👍 The stretch through Lyme Park is great if you enjoy a dose of history, and then it was nice and wild (and cold!) up on Black Edge. Hope your week is going well! All the best & catch you soon👍

[@DaveGoodman1959]

Another good video with lots of interest. An area I've never walked in. My bags packed ,the trains booked and I'll be alighting in Edale on sat morning for a wild camp. The weather is looking mild and calm for this weekend. All the best Des. 👋👍

[@DesGreene]

Thanks Dave! Weather is clear blue skies as I type this, so fingers crossed for your Edale trip🤞 I got up to Cumbria for a couple of days this week. Enjoyed it, but got soaked! 😁 All the best & take care👍

[@Walksandwanders]

You’re pumping out these videos! (Or is it just me trying to keep up?🤔) Anyhow, looked a great walk. Loved the house on the hill and the story behind it. Bow stones are fascinating too. Great views again. Kettleshulme rings a bell - youth club walk back in the mid-70s I think. 9 miles is not shoddy! Thanks for sharing Des. 👍

[@DesGreene]

Hopefully just you trying to keep up! 😂 It is an interesting walk this one, and even nicer on a clear frosty day! Got a bit cold up on those rocks at the end though, so it was good to get back to the van! Take care, mate👍

[@StephenandYhana]

Hi Des, lovely new video buddy 😉😊 the hike looks very lovely. Cold and crisp 😊 sending you my best this holiday season ❄️

[@DesGreene]

Hi Stephen! Yes, perfect walking weather I reckon👍 I hope you and Yhana have a wonderful Christmas and New Year! 👍🎅

[@أصلالطبخمعأميمة]

Good 👍

[@DesGreene]

Thank you very much for watching! 👍😊

[@dernaturkauz]

An impressive landscape with many beautiful impressions. I watched the whole film in peace and activated the subtitle function. Since my English is not very good, I was able to follow your explanations so well. Greetings and have a nice Christmas. 👍🎄

[@DesGreene]

Thanks very much for watching! Your English appears to be much better than my German! 😁 Frohe Weinachten! Bis bald👍🎅

[@dernaturkauz]

@@DesGreene Google is of great help in this regard 😀

[@cuocsongdailoan8538]

great video, thanks for sharing

[@DesGreene]

And thank you for watching! All the best & see you soon👍😊

[@TeachandTastewithpayel]

Nice👍👍

[@DesGreene]

Thank you! All the best!👍

[@riesling-hiker]

Wow, great views! Some places remeind me of King Arthur and Sherlock Holmes. Greetings Kai 👍 👍 👍

[@DesGreene]

Helo Kai! Yes, some great pieces of history on this walk👍 Thanks very much for watching! All the best & catch you soon👍😊

[@melhawley3851]

Great walk! Loved the history too, very interesting A little long for my husband and though.....we are visiting Wybunbury today so are hoping to visit Lyme park tomorrow to explore the grounds and take a decent walk 😊 Thank you for sharing

[@DesGreene]

Thanks you! There are so many great trails around Lyme Park. Hope you both enjoy your visit👍😊

[@JenniferLupine]

Lovely to join you on your walk! Nice to hear so much history along the way. Hard to believe those stones have been there over 1,000 years, or so, and still standing! … We like the Robinhood story, very popular character and hero story in lots of movies. ... I can imagine how cold and windy it was up there on the ridge - that’s happened to me too, when it’s too cold to stop and eat! Lol . Looks like you got back before dark which is great planning on these short winter days! Merry Christmas! 😁🎅🎄☃🎁❄❄

[@DesGreene]

Hi Jennifer! Yes a nice mix of history and legend on this one! That wind really was cold up on the rocks towards the end though 😁 I do try to remember to carry a torch at this time of year, but got back well before the light faded👍 It is easy to get caught out at this time of year. Thanks very much for watching! Best wishes & season's greetings! 👍😊

[@JenniferLupine]

@@DesGreene Stay warm! Today is the shortest day, woohoo!!

[@ChrisJB]

Splendid walking conditions Des. I've visited Lyme Park a few times with the family but have never been up to the Cage. It looks a good viewpoint. Good footage of the redwings too Des. Merry Christmas pal. 🎅

[@DesGreene]

Hi Chris. Yes, it was a popular family destination for us as kids. The walk out the back and up to Bowstones and beyond is really nice. It was good to grab some shots of the lovely redwings, but I was struggling to steady the camera in the strong wind up there. I'm on the lookout for a walking pole/monopod but the few I've seen so far don't look that well designed. Maybe have to make one myself! Cheers for watching & take care mate👍👍

[@debsmostexcellentadventure5353]

Going to watch tonight debsx

[@DesGreene]

Thanks very much Debs! Catch you soon👍👍

[@debsmostexcellentadventure5353]

@@DesGreene Hope you both have a lovely xmas debs xx.

[@atrampinthehills.841]

Looks a nice walk Des....not an area i know well although i do remember visiting the trig on Sponds hill a few years ago....nice to see the Redwing, all of our Thrushes are pretty but the Redwings are my fave.

[@DesGreene]

Hi Steve. Yes, if you're still doing your Ethels list, it would be a pretty decent walk to rope in Sponds Hill. It was nice to see the redwings. No chance of holding the camera steady in that wind unfortunately! 😁 ATB!

[@FXWalesAnnaAlf]

Hi Des that looked cold . I missed what that tower was called. I kept rewinding a few times but couldn't get to the place to hear and didn't see it in the description. Nice 9 miles walk though. Thanks Nos Da 🙂👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@DesGreene]

Hi Anna. Sorry for the slow response, I've been away for a couple of days. Not sure if that tower has an official name, but it's usually called Lyme Park Cage or just The Cage. Not a bad little hut to throw up in your back garden, is it? 😁 Thanks for watching & catch you soon👍😊

[@wendingourway]

That was quite the morning walk, Des! I'd say to Otis if we did that, that I would certainly have earned my cup of tea! lol I see frost, but will you eventually have snow that stays? Take good care now and may you have a very Merry Christmas! Bruce and Otis

[@DesGreene]

Hi Bruce! A cup of tea would have been lovely! 😁 I'll have to go better prepared on my next cold one! Hope you are both keeping well👍

[@DesmondsDonders]

Nice on Des that water under the ice was lovely. I have not seen that much snow for a long time LOL. Only one redwing seen hoping to change that over the next weeks. Take car stay safe and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

[@DesGreene]

Hi David. Yes, we had a decent covering of snow a couple of weeks back, but it soon melted and I only got out walking in the last remains of it. We seem to have plenty of redwings up in the hills, but not seen any local to me yet. Thanks for watching & season's greetings to yourself and Lyndsay also👍😊

[@AggyGoesOutdoors]

Is that a light dusting of snow or a frost? Can't tell on this ancient hotel TV. A beautifully crisp clear day, again some beautiful blue skies and cloud formations 👍🏼

[@DesGreene]

Hi Aggy. Just a heavy frost and ice. There were a few traces of leftover snow on the peaks. Those clouds near the end were stunning, but I was rapidly turning to ice myself up on Black Rocks, so I didn't hang about! 😁 You still living out of a suitcase then? I feel for you, having done the same for a lot of my working life! 👎

[@AggyGoesOutdoors]

@@DesGreene I'm sure snow will be on the cards soon, there's a lot of freezing to warm spells forecast, usually the best conditions. You looked like you were moving with a purpose, amazing how the temperature on a mild day just plummets at about 3pm. I have today just got back home, done just over 3 weeks staying at a service station Days Inn in Peterborough. 🤦🏻‍♂️ On the plus side I got some cracking walks in! Time to get editing!

[@RaymondoLeeTravel]

Hi Des, Nice walk out mate! Nice fresh weather for a hike! That tower looks like one I hiked past in Clackmannan! Almost identical! Anyway enjoyed that take care have a merry Christmas and happy new year!

[@DesGreene]

Hi there! I had to Google the Clackmannan tower, but you're right, it does have some similarities. I think theirs is older though! 😁 Thanks very much for watching & hope you have a great Christmas & NY also👍👍

[@markzphotoscom]

Thanks Des, nice walk with some history and legend/mythology. IDK about walking when the ground is frozen..... I think I'm a bit soft ... lol.

[@DesGreene]

Hi Mark. Yes, it was a really interesting one and not too far from home. It was actually nicecto have everything frozen, I think it would have been deep mud in places otherwise! 😁 Have a great Christmas👍

[@markzphotoscom]

@@DesGreene Thanks Des, I had a quiet one this year. Hope you and your family had a Happy Christmas

[@DesGreene]

@@markzphotoscom Pretty quiet here too mate. But that's the way we like it👍😁

[@SetForAdventures]

Wow super views Des from the edge! it looked cold 🥶 though! Super hike though! The cage looks very similar to a hunting lodge near my Home built for Henry the 8th the Center looks almost the same as Westwood houses central portion. I wonder if it was rebuilt in an identical way to it’s original look? I did a video called Westwood walk! Where you can see it. I wonder if they where both the kings hunting lodges??? Very interesting 🤔 As always thanks 🙏🏼 for sharing and very best wishes Simon

[@DesGreene]

Hi Simon. I'll have a look at your video. Did a quick Google, and the Westwood one possibly looks a bit more ornate? I'm sure they must have must have "borrowed" bits of design back then, though... to keep up with Jones's! 😁 It was a nice walk on a cold crisp day, but one to do midweek I reckon, as the park section can get very busy! Cheers for watching & catch you soon👍

[@SetForAdventures]

@@DesGreene hi Des your probably right I do know that Westwood was extended by the Pakinton family some time in the 1800’s I do love a bit of architecture and the story’s behind All the best Simon 👍😊

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

Cracking Des 👍🏻 And Little John is Buried in the church in Hathersage. Sheffield has lots of connections with Loxley, Robin Hoods supposed surname or family name. Not sure where friar tuck hails from

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

11 likes but 12 comments? Come on peeps like Des’s hard work, determination, commentary and filming.

[@DesGreene]

Hi Michael. Yes, I saw someone's video of Little John's grave in Hathersage, but I've never got round to visiting it yet. So much legend surrounding Robin Hood, there's got to be at least some grounding in reality I'd say 😁 Hope you're keeping well mate👍

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

@@DesGreene I’ve stood inside the Major Oak where Robin of Loxley the hooded man, hid. Hiding from the nasty Sheriff of Snottingham. I believe they all existed, such a motley crew.

[@senkadagala9805]

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[@DesGreene]

Thank you so much 👍 All the best👍😊

[@mikecrowther8131]

Another great looking walk, Des. Out of interest, and do excuse my ignorance, but how do you gain from more subscribers and likes? Is it of financial gain? If you’d rather not answer then I’d fully understand. Best wishes Mike

[@DesGreene]

Hi Mike! Yes, it was a lovely day for it. On the like/subscribe thing....the more likes a video gets, the more YT promotes the video, so you get more views. If you get enough subscribers (1000 currently) you get a share in advertising revenue. So eventually it can help offset the cost of producing videos. Hope that answers? 👍

[@mikecrowther8131]

@@DesGreene Thanks, Des. Interesting stuff. Explains why quite a few KZbinrs are so famous and worth a few quid. But none of them are as watchable as your videos, Des. In my opinion, of course.

[@DesGreene]

@@mikecrowther8131 You're very kind sir! 😁 I think the more sensational content that gets millions of views must make the channels a fair amount. Nothing more sensational than the the odd soaking or a boggy moor crossing here, though! 😁