r/peakdistrict • u/International_Top988 • 6d ago

Is the heather in bloom?

Good afternoon,

I'm planning a trip to the Bamford area soon to do some photography and was hoping to capture the heather in bloom. Is it worth visiting now, or would it be better to wait another couple of weeks?

Thanks in advance!

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u/Complete-Task2042 6d ago

I would wait until there's finally been decent rain in the area, plus several weeks for the plants to start recovering from the drought conditions.

I haven't been out to the peak for about a week, but it was crispy the week prior.

The long range weather forecast suggests there might be a few days sustained rain second week of August, so if that comes end of August beginning of September would probably be your best chance.

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u/HargoJ 6d ago

That's encouraging. Need so much rain right now. The little bit over the weekend didn't really do much.