Speleofish
Active member
Just watched it this morning. Simultaneously inspirational and daunting! Thank you very much.
Live streamed talk: Caving in the North York Moors - Sun 31st Jan
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GarDouth
Administrator
Thanks everyone! It's surprisingly nerve-racking going live - way more than it was in rehearsal even though it looks exactly the same from our end.
You can watch on all three platforms now. Weirdly, YouTube was the worst at dealing with live stuff but the recording is up now.
You can watch on all three platforms now. Weirdly, YouTube was the worst at dealing with live stuff but the recording is up now.
rhychydwr1
Active member
Here is the link again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlFCIYmsycE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlFCIYmsycE
Boy Engineer
Active member
Fascinating talk and very well done. Thanks for introducing a wider audience to Windypits; I didn?t realise they could be so extensive. Also keen to see what we might have missed in the Peak, roll on flexibility in terms of travel.
Google Maps Street View gives a nice view of Keld Head spring/rising/pond/lake for anyone interested.
... and if you switch back to google maps, it shows Gundale a bit further north where a stream and suggests it sinks.
... and following another google, I found this with more detail: https://yorkcavingclub.org.uk/publications/download.php?file=YCC-Journel-2.pdf
... and if you switch back to google maps, it shows Gundale a bit further north where a stream and suggests it sinks.
... and following another google, I found this with more detail: https://yorkcavingclub.org.uk/publications/download.php?file=YCC-Journel-2.pdf
Hi Gary,
Has there been much investigation regarding the springs in the village of Brompton-by-Sawdon? 10 miles east of Pickering, and very similar in nature to Keld Head, which again must be draining the higher ground to the north. Definitely on the Jurassic Limestone boundary. I imagine it would give that depth requirement you're looking for. Two separate ponds, the fish pond and the mill pond, fed by springs that form the head of Brompton Beck.
Thanks,
Phil.
Has there been much investigation regarding the springs in the village of Brompton-by-Sawdon? 10 miles east of Pickering, and very similar in nature to Keld Head, which again must be draining the higher ground to the north. Definitely on the Jurassic Limestone boundary. I imagine it would give that depth requirement you're looking for. Two separate ponds, the fish pond and the mill pond, fed by springs that form the head of Brompton Beck.
Thanks,
Phil.
Robert Scott
Member
a great presentation, really enjoyable, thanks to all involved.
Cavematt
Well-known member
Thank you for all the lovely feedback. We are really pleased people enjoyed it. Putting the talk together certainly entertained us for several evenings (and Gary got to play with all his AV kit and some fun new software). Would be great if other cavers fancied putting on similar talks (not necessarily live-streamed or green-screened) to entertain us during these last few months of lockdown.
Pipster: We have indeed looked at the risings in Brompton. The risings themselves are fairly small but issue a reasonable quantity of water. They are barely 10cm high for the most part of the opening and shining a torch along them doesn't inspire too much confidence. They would need a lot of digging to reach any conclusion. Due to their location near the centre of the village, digging would certainly raise a few objections. Several years ago we took a walk up the length of Sawdon Beck at the point it crosses onto the surface exposure of limestone, but we couldn't see any significant sink points which surprised me. There may have been some small sinks in the bottom of the stream, but nothing that seemed to create any dent in the volume of water in the beck, or which showed any evidence of sinking. But as we know, the North York Moors hides its secrets well!
I know the MSG reported the Brompton risings in their journals (and had a much better understanding of geology/hydrology than me), so a few others may wish to elaborate on the area
Pipster: We have indeed looked at the risings in Brompton. The risings themselves are fairly small but issue a reasonable quantity of water. They are barely 10cm high for the most part of the opening and shining a torch along them doesn't inspire too much confidence. They would need a lot of digging to reach any conclusion. Due to their location near the centre of the village, digging would certainly raise a few objections. Several years ago we took a walk up the length of Sawdon Beck at the point it crosses onto the surface exposure of limestone, but we couldn't see any significant sink points which surprised me. There may have been some small sinks in the bottom of the stream, but nothing that seemed to create any dent in the volume of water in the beck, or which showed any evidence of sinking. But as we know, the North York Moors hides its secrets well!
I know the MSG reported the Brompton risings in their journals (and had a much better understanding of geology/hydrology than me), so a few others may wish to elaborate on the area
RobinGriffiths
Well-known member
Watched this on Youtube on the big telly last night. A fascinating lecture, well put together and presented. Thanks.
