Peak District: Dog and owner enjoy '360-degree' cloud inversion

A photographer has shared the moment he and his dog enjoyed an "exceptional" cloud inversion in the Peak District.

After checking the weather forecast, Chris Denning and his dog Mr Pickle made the trip to Mam Tor, Derbyshire, at 05:00 GMT on Saturday.

"It was just me and the dog, and yet when I got above the cloud I caught myself saying out loud, 'oh wow'," Mr Denning, of Wollaton, Nottingham, said.

"I've seen cloud inversions from Mam Tor before, but this was truly exceptional - a complete 360-degree surround inversion, so that Mam Tor and the Great Ridge felt like an isolated island."

Cloud inversions, also known as temperature inversions, form in valleys when it is colder nearer the ground than at higher altitudes.

Mr Denning said the conditions lasted for several hours while he walked with Mr Pickle, a seven-year-old border terrier.

"The dog loved it too as he always gets excited when it's cold and frosty," he added.

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