Heather season: the moors in purple
For a few weeks in August the largest expanse of heather moorland in England turns purple. Where and when to see it.
Sunrise at the abbey, heather at Blakey Ridge, steam in the gorge: the classic shots and when to take them.

Whitby Abbey from the West Cliff or the harbour with the sun behind it. Saltwick Bay with the Admiral von Tromp wreck. Roseberry Topping from the Newton-under-Roseberry road with mist in the vale.
Blakey Ridge and Rosedale in the second half of August, especially the view from Rosedale Chimney Bank top and from the ironstone railway. The Hole of Horcum from the Saltergate viewpoint. Bridestones for rocks and purple together.
Goathland station from the footbridge, the curve at Darnholm, the gorge at Water Ark and Beck Hole, and the line below Skelton Tower where you can shoot a train from above.
Staithes from Cowbar Nab, Robin Hood's Bay from the cliff path to the south, Runswick Bay from the beach at the north end, Whitby's piers in a storm.
Sutton Bank, Dalby Forest and the road across Fylingdales Moor for the Milky Way; Whitby Abbey during the autumn illuminations.
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