The Roaches ridge in the Peak District, England May 6, 2024

The Roaches ridge in the Peak District, England

In today"s image, the sun encroaches on the Roaches, a rocky ridge in the Peak District, northern England. Its strange name comes from the French "les roches," which means "the rocks." Rising to a height of over 1,600 feet, the ridge is a popular destination for climbers and hikers in the Peak District National Park. It offers stunning views over the moorland and, if you"re lucky, you may spot a wallaby! A number of these Australian marsupials escaped from a nearby private zoo in the 1930s, and there are still recorded sightings of the descendants of the original wallabies.

© George W Johnson/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

May 6, 2018A wetland in Västmanland, Sweden
May 6, 2019Love blossoms
May 6, 2020The (Inca) empire strikes back
May 6, 2021Why you should thank a nurse today
May 6, 2022Bluebells in Hertfordshire, England
May 6, 2023Azaleas blooming on Hwangmaesan Mountain, South Korea
May 6, 2025An ultralight aircraft flying over the sands of Namibia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 11, 2024Celtic Colours International Festival, Canada
Sep 3, 2018Construction workers resting above Manhattan
Jan 2, 2026Aerial view of Venice, Italy
Apr 7, 2025Happy International Beaver Day!
Jun 22, 2021Land of the midnight sun
Apr 29, 2025Formal garden at Château de Villandry, Loire Valley, France
Sep 9, 2025A Eurasian red squirrel in Switzerland
Feb 6, 2022Oymyakon, Russia
Sep 22, 2020Happy Hobbit Day
Feb 5, 2019Welcome to the Year of the Pig
May 9, 2018Longtailed widowbird at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
Oct 24, 2019Bridge of Hillsborough County
Aug 4, 2024Friendship Day
Mar 19, 2024Spring equinox
Dec 10, 2018Feeling crabby?
Nov 15, 2019Mesmerizing murmuration
Dec 10, 2021Arctic fox in Norway
May 27, 2024Fallen but not forgotten
Oct 8, 2024World Octopus Day
Feb 12, 2019To Roswell, and beyond!
May 16, 2020Let s run em up!
Nov 24, 2020Feel the spray in Monterey
Jun 24, 2024Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
Jan 31, 2018Sunbeams across Tartu County, Estonia
Aug 28, 2022Bearded reedlings in Flevoland
Mar 23, 2025World Meteorological Day
Mar 12, 2023Lucian Blaga National Theater, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Mar 4, 2020A different kind of dive
Mar 11, 2018Daylight saving time begins
Jan 2, 2024Prayer flags in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan