Cowslip, or Primula veris
This perennial plant appears often on limestone hillsides.
It will frequently hybridise with a primrose, producing an Oxslip.
Flowering between April and May, it can grow up to 30cm in height.
This ...
Dandelion or taraxacum officinale
Dandelion is a very common perennial of roadsides and fields. It is a weed of lawns. There are many similar species of Dandelion. The flowers only open in full sunlight.
Flowering between March and ...
Dane valley, Gradbach
Looking north along the Dane Valley from Gradbach, looking towards Quarnford. The white building on the left in the middle distance is Dane Cottage.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
Dane Valley, near Rushton Spencer
Landscape taken at Dane Valley, near Gig Hall, Rushton Spencer. In the centre is Feeder Cottage. The River Dane marks the border between Staffordshire and Cheshire.
Photographer: William Blake of Staffordshire....
Dane Valley, Rushton Spencer
This scene clearly shows the 'Fish Ladders' across the River Dane. The fish jump onto the ladders to help them reach the waters higher up stream (the spawning grounds).
Darfur Bridge. Photographed by William Blake.
Stereoscope slide with a view of Darfur Bridge, Manifold Valley, Staffordshire.
This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Day trippers, Dovedale
Day trippers at the southern entrance to Dovedale. The stalls in the background are selling tea and soft drinks.
Dolefoot Lane, Hoar Cross
This early postcard view shows a pony and cart being driven through a ford near Hoar Cross, believed to be on Dolefoot Lane at one of the entrance paths to Jackson's Bank. The wooden pedestrian bridge ...
Domestic servants, Shugborough
Laundry maid Janet Downie with 3rd housemaid Maisie Stephens standing by the River Sow at the rear of Shugborough Hall. They shared a room in the Servants' Quarters.
Janet Downie left Shugborough ...
Donkeys at Dovedale
Dovedale has long been an attraction for tourists and day trippers. Seen here are three donkeys available for rides near the waterfall at the entrance to Dovedale.
Dove Bridge, near Uttoxeter
Photograph of Dove Bridge and the River Dove in winter, taken from the Staffordshire side at Doveridge.
Dove Bridge, near Uttoxeter
A postcard view of Dove Bridge looking east towards Derbyshire. The Staffordshire-Derbyshire county boundary runs across this bridge. Two of its arches (pointed) are 14th century, while two (round) are ...
Dove Bridge, near Uttoxeter
A postcard view of Dove Bridge near Uttoxeter. The River Dove marks the county boundary between Staffordshire and Derbyshire; this view was taken from the Staffordshire bank. Two of its arches (pointed) ...
Dove Bridge, near Uttoxeter
The Staffordshire-Derbyshire county boundary runs across this bridge. Two of its arches (pointed) are 14th century, while two (round) are later, possibly dating from 1691.
A new bridge was built to ...
Dove Bridge, near Uttoxeter
Photograph of the River Dove and Dove Bridge in winter taken from the Staffordshire side at Doveridge.
Dove Bridge, near Uttoxeter
Two of its arches (pointed) are 14th century, while two (round) are later, possibly dating from 1691. A new bridge was built nearby to carry the A50 over the River Dove when the road was rebuilt in 1970. ...
Dove Bridge, Rocester
A stone built single arch road bridge, running from left to right. On the right hand side are steps leading dwon from the road. A group of five children are standing by an overhanging tree; one of them ...
Dove Holes, Dovedale
These caves in Dovedale were used as shelters by hunters during the Ice Age, approximately 14,000 years ago. In Roman times, the caves were in use again, possibly as shelters for shepherds.