The Cloud or Bosley Cloud as it is known is owned and maintained by the National Trust, a society dedicated to preserving Britain's beauty, heritage and environment. As we approached the standard National Trust Post welcomed us. The oak leaf symbol is on all the NT advertising.
The Cloud
The Cloud ; Is it a sky phenomenon ? a storage facility for computers? No it's a rocky hill on the South Cheshire/ Staffordshire border. I climbed up it yesterday.
The Cloud or Bosley Cloud is a rocky hill on the border of South Cheshire and Staffordshire. It is 1,125 ft high and is the highest locally.
The name Cloud comes from the Old English word clud, meaning a rocky hill and is specific to this area of England. It is not high but it is a steep climb up. The views from the top make it worthwhile though and my 3 year old grandson managed it with no problem.
National Trust ( NT )
Bosley Cloud
National Trust
Through the woods
Starting at the car park, the walk took us through a picnic area and up some steps to a road where we turned left along the road. There were two options ; we could have walked along and turned up a road on the right or nip up the steps along the side of the hill. We opted for the steps up the hillside to the woods. (below) They were steep and high. My daughter in law was carrying a 5 month old baby in the front carrier but she's sturdy and managed it .
The Cheshire Plain
The views on the way up and from the top were stunning, especially on a beautiful Autumnal day. We could see for miles and the world famous radio telescope at Jodrell Bank was very clear in the distance.
Fungus
On the way up, I spotted some wonderful fungus. Some were poisonous, and some like this blue one below I couldn't find a name for. How lovely they are!
Any ideas anyone ?
The woods and paths as above are beautifully maintained, wide, clear and safe. Once the steep part is climbed it is a fairly moderate walk in difficulty apart from the last few feet up.
The walk took us nearly two hours up and down with a 3 year old and a young mum carrying a baby so it would be about 1 hour up and down for most people I would think.
Enjoy it.
Comments
VeronicaApr 22, 2025
DerdriuMarrinerApr 22, 2025
Your answer that "IN GB, dogs are seen to be a huge disturbance as, by nature, they harrass the sheep" and that "Any farmer in the UK is legally entitled to shoot dogs dead if they have strayed even by accident onto sheep pasture" continues to intrigue me.
Does fatally shooting dogs defer to feral, stray, wild canine sentients only?
VeronicaAug 5, 2017
Not just Cheshire but there are several other places of beauty.
dustytoesAug 5, 2017
VeronicaApr 21, 2017
Great question . IN GB, dogs are seen to be a huge disturbance as, by nature, they harrass the sheep. Sheep are a major source of business in UK so "sheep worrying" is considered to be very serious. If you were here visiting you would see several signs about "sheep worrying".
Therefore, cats would be allowed because they pose no threat to sheep. Any farmer in the UK is legally entitled to shoot dogs dead if they have strayed even by accident onto sheep pasture.
DerdriuMarrinerApr 21, 2017
VeronicaNov 7, 2016
frankbeswickNov 6, 2016
VeronicaNov 6, 2016
Indeed that is why I wanted to photo them. I am getting very interested in Fungi photography as there are so many types... but blue ones ? I had never heard of them or seen them before. Fascinating.
blackspanielgalleryNov 6, 2016
VeronicaOct 30, 2016
frankbeswickOct 29, 2016
VeronicaOct 29, 2016
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frankbeswickOct 28, 2016
VeronicaOct 28, 2016
Fungus is a lovely topic to photograph Frank but I don't know the names. I had never seen a blue fungus before so thank you.
frankbeswickOct 28, 2016