Roger Ratcliffe
@ratcliffe.bsky.social
Hack & cook, walker & swimmer, birdwatcher & pencil nerd. From Island of Bute. Ex Sunday Times, now Yorkshire Post columnist.
A dull day on the River Wear looking across to Durham Cathedral.
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A dull day on the River Wear looking across to Durham Cathedral.
Dusk at Elterwater, with the Langdale Pikes as backdrop.
December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Dusk at Elterwater, with the Langdale Pikes as backdrop.
When in Vienna do I photograph the opulent Baroque architecture, the Mozarthaus, or the (not so blue) Danube? Of course not. I get my photo taken in the famous Harry Lime doorway seen in the film
noir classic #TheThirdMan #OrsonWells
noir classic #TheThirdMan #OrsonWells
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
When in Vienna do I photograph the opulent Baroque architecture, the Mozarthaus, or the (not so blue) Danube? Of course not. I get my photo taken in the famous Harry Lime doorway seen in the film
noir classic #TheThirdMan #OrsonWells
noir classic #TheThirdMan #OrsonWells
After getting a thorough drenching on the Lake District fells today it was worth every squelch to get the best seat at Ambleside’s incomparable pub The Golden Rule. Cheers!
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
After getting a thorough drenching on the Lake District fells today it was worth every squelch to get the best seat at Ambleside’s incomparable pub The Golden Rule. Cheers!
They do you a fine sunset at Hull’s Victoria Pier. Here’s tonight’s.
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
They do you a fine sunset at Hull’s Victoria Pier. Here’s tonight’s.
All signposts should be so ornate.
October 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
All signposts should be so ornate.
Autumn on the Leeds Liverpool Canal near Owl Bridge.
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Autumn on the Leeds Liverpool Canal near Owl Bridge.
A warm evening at Whitby harbour.
October 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A warm evening at Whitby harbour.
Low tide at Robin Hood’s Bay on the Yorkshire coast.
October 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Low tide at Robin Hood’s Bay on the Yorkshire coast.
The view across to the small island of Inchmarnock from the tip of St. Ninian’s Point on the Isle of Bute.
September 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The view across to the small island of Inchmarnock from the tip of St. Ninian’s Point on the Isle of Bute.
A vein of red sandstone adds some extra colour to Dunagoil Bay on the Island of Bute.
September 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A vein of red sandstone adds some extra colour to Dunagoil Bay on the Island of Bute.
The sun sinking over the south end of Arran.
September 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The sun sinking over the south end of Arran.
Dusk settles over Ilkley in Wharfedale.
September 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Dusk settles over Ilkley in Wharfedale.
A tourist’s view of York Minster.
September 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
A tourist’s view of York Minster.
Low tide at St. Ninian’s Bay, one of my favourite places on the Island of Bute.
August 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Low tide at St. Ninian’s Bay, one of my favourite places on the Island of Bute.
After the last somewhat murky sunset over Arran from Ayr beach, here’s a better one…
August 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
After the last somewhat murky sunset over Arran from Ayr beach, here’s a better one…
The 🎵Mull of Kintyre🎵 and Sanda Island seen from Blackwaterfoot on the west coast of Arran.
August 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The 🎵Mull of Kintyre🎵 and Sanda Island seen from Blackwaterfoot on the west coast of Arran.
Goatfell soaring above Brodick Bay on the Isle of Arran.
August 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Goatfell soaring above Brodick Bay on the Isle of Arran.
The small island of Pladda, seen from the road down to Kildonan on the Isle of Arran.
August 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The small island of Pladda, seen from the road down to Kildonan on the Isle of Arran.
What happens when councils don’t cut grass like before? Nature takes over with colourful results, feeding bees and butterflies.
July 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
What happens when councils don’t cut grass like before? Nature takes over with colourful results, feeding bees and butterflies.
Bit of a breezy day, probably explaining why this red admiral wasn’t in a hurry and allowed me this photo.
July 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Bit of a breezy day, probably explaining why this red admiral wasn’t in a hurry and allowed me this photo.
Views from and of the Nidd Viaduct, built in 1846-7 to carry the Leeds-Thirsk railway line over the River Nidd to the north of Harrogate. Its last train ran in 1969.
June 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Views from and of the Nidd Viaduct, built in 1846-7 to carry the Leeds-Thirsk railway line over the River Nidd to the north of Harrogate. Its last train ran in 1969.
It’s always a wow moment when Wray Castle hoves into view on my walk up the west shore of #Windermere in the #LakeDistrict
June 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
It’s always a wow moment when Wray Castle hoves into view on my walk up the west shore of #Windermere in the #LakeDistrict
A wee peep at Windermere #LakeDistrict
June 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
A wee peep at Windermere #LakeDistrict