Along Gritstone Crags: Further Information
Listed below are various sources of further information on the area - web and print. I cannot personally recommend every one of these although some of my particular favourites are highlighted in bold text.
(2007-3981) A Peak panorama from Higger Tor. April 2007
Walking Guides and Maps
Ordnance Survey The Peak District White Peak Area OL24
Ordnance Survey The Peak District Dark Peak Area OL1
Freedom to Roam Guides 4. Peak District Northern and Western Moors. Roly Smith, Frances Lincoln 2005
Freedom to Roam Guides 5. Peak District Eastern Moors and the South. Roly Smith, Frances Lincoln 2005
Eight Classic Walks - Peak Summits (map). Jon Barton, V-Publishing
Day Walks in the Peak District. Norman Taylor and Barry Pope. V-Publishing
Walk the Peak with Rob Dunn. Scarthin Books 2007
Collins rambler's guide - peak district. Roly Smith, Harper Collins 2000
Walking Country - Eastern Peak. Paul Hannon. Hillside Publications 1997
Walking in Derbyshire, A Rambler's Guide to the Peak County. Edited by James Haworth, Derbyshire Countryside Ltd.
Best walks in the Peak District. Frank Duerden, A Constable Guide, 1988
Photograph Albums and Guidebooks
Peak Panorama. W A Poucher, Chapman and Hall, 1946 (black and white and poor photographic reproduction by today's standards, but a real gem and wonderful photographs. See my short review).
Peak District Moods. Jerry Rawson, Halsgrove 2003
Peak Light. Dave Butcher, Dave Butcher Photography 2007
The Peak District. Fran Halsall, Frances Lincoln 2008. See review.
Web
www.davebutcher.net - Black and white photographs of the Peak District
www.fran-halsall.co.uk - Large collection of Derbyshire photographs
www.nationaltrust.org.uk - National Trust link to their Peak District pages. See in particular their Longshaw Estate and High Peak pages.
www.peakwalking.co.uk - Online guide to Peak District walks, covers some 27 walks (as of March 2008)
www.scarthinbooks.com - Wonderful bookshop with large selection of new and secondhand books, plenty of walking and local books
A Bryological tour of Derbyshire (mosses, liverworts and hornworts). Quite fascinating!
Peak Experience - a guide to the Derbyshire Peak District supplemented by My Peak Experience, an interactive community based site for people to share views, comments, photos, etc.
Moors for the Future Partnership - the website of a programme aimed at restoring parts of the Peak District moorland landscape, to address erosion, climate change and improved management of the area.