Bleaklow Bleaklow Bleaklow is a high, largely peat-covered, gritstone moorland, just north of Kinder Scout, across the Snake Pass (A57), in the Derbyshire High Peak near the town of Glossop. Much of it is nearly 2,000 feet (610 m) above sea level and the shallow bowl of Swains Greave on its eastern side is the source of the River Derwent. Bleaklow Head (633 m), marked by a huge cairn of stones, is the high point at the western side of the moor, is a Hewitt and is crossed by the Pennine Way. It is one of three summits on this plateau
Moorland francolin Moorland francolin The moorland francolin ("Scleroptila psilolaema") is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in moorland in the highlands of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda. In Kenya and Uganda, the subspecies is sometimes known as the Elgon francolin. Compared to the nominate subspecies of Ethiopia, the Elgon francolin is brighter (more rufescent) and lacks black spots to the throat, leading to conflicting taxonomic treatments. Though most authorities maintain it as a subspecies of the moorland francolin, it been suggested that it is a species ("S. elgonensis"), a subspecies of the Shelley's francolin ("S. shelleyi elgonensis"), or