A wander around Derby Cathedral

While I was in the Cathedral Quarter, I took a stroll all round the outside of the cathedral to capture its different faces.

From Irongate...

From the open ground on Full Street..

...and from Amen Alley.

Here, you can see the peregrine falcon nesting platform which was installed five years ago. Each spring, a pair of peregrines has raised chicks here. Although the peregrines weren't obliging me with a photo call, they are there again and on Monday, about 7 hours before these photos were taken, the eggs began to hatch! By the tenth, three chick births were confirmed. The Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project blog follows their progress.

If you want to see how they are getting on, the webcam is here.

Derby Peregrines

A quick extra post for those people who remember me telling you about the Peregrine Falcon chicks on Derby Cathedral Tower.

Over the past week, both chicks have fledged, making their first flights from the tower. They are now roving around the area and being spotted perched on various high points on or above buildings. To see lots of brilliant still photographs, plus a video of the moment of take off for fledgling number two, follow this link to the Derby Peregrines blog. (The moment of take off is wonderful!)