English Lake District Daily Pictures
Today's Essential Lake District SitesPlease visit the Lakeland Link Viewer where you can easily check the latest updates from the best lakeland sites. Sites featured include Tony Richards' Lakeland Cam, Sean McMahon's Striding Edge, Ann Bowker's Mad About Mountains, David Hall's Lake District Walks, Andew Leaney's The Lakeland Fells, The Hiley's Loweswater Cam, Andy and Karen's The Lake Landers, David and Edith Brown' Wainwright Wanderings and Andy Malcolm's Gateway2The Lakes. |
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Lake District Now Pictures from Flickr
Pictures from the Lake District Now Group on the photo sharing site Flickr. (user instructions)
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I'd Rather Be in the Lake District
This section shows photographs from outside the Lakes, usually my own pictures but sometimes contributions from Lake District Now visitors.
A bumper crop of very hot cayenne chili peppers from my greenhouse, I don't know what to do with this many of them! Apparently the heat deters mammals from eating them but birds are not sensitive to the heat so can eat them and disperse the seeds in their droppings. [taken on Tuesday 30th September]
You can find an archive of my previous "I'd Rather Be in the Lake District" pictures here.
Wainwright Fell ChallengeI am looking for 214 people to sponsor a fell by donating £15 to raise a total sum of £3210 for WaterAid. Each sponsored fell will provide one person in Africa or Asia with a lasting supply of safe, clean water, sanitation and hygiene education. In return I will add your name and short message to the Hall-of-Fame. The Hall of Fame is an ideal way to show your love of the Lake District or remember a loved one. Julia Bradbury, presenter of the BBC Wainwright's Walks says "Come on lovers of the Lake District...choose your favourite and help to provide something we take for granted in this country - safe, clean water for people in Africa and Asia who aren't as fortunate as we are. Castle Cragg is mine - small but perfectly formed. Which one will you bag...?" Bag your favourite fell now - once they're gone they're gone! Most Recent Sponsor - Thank you to Pauline Clarke who has bagged Blencathra and says "Blencathra was a challenge but I did it, happy to donate to Wateraid". |
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Lake District Picture of the Day
Wednesday 30th September - Low Dam at Finsthwaite, Near Newby Bridge [by Sean McMahon]
Low Dam is situated just beneath the larger and better known High Dam, the main source of water power for Stott Park Bobbin Mill whic is situated further down the hill.
Friday 25th September 2009 - 'Fleur de Sel', part of an art installation at Ullswater [taken on 13/9/2009 by The Lake Landers]
Wednesday 22nd September - Looking down on the village of Boot at sunrise from the gate to the fells above the water mill
[taken on 10/9/2009 by Flickr user BigPhilUK]
I have had a bit of a break from the daily updates but hope it will be back to normal now.
Sunday 6th September - Looking down the Great Langdale valley [taken on 3/9/2009 by Flickr user zantim]
Wednesday 26th August - Where is this? (click here to see)
Brothers Water, Kirkstone Pass, Rough Edge (Nr Stony Cove Pike), Middle Dodd and Red Screes from the route onto Hartsop above How from Cow Bridge [by David Hall]
Brothers Water used to be Broad Water but was apparently changed when two brothers drowned in the lake in the 19th century.
Don't forget you can view over 400 photos-of-the-day
from each day's briefing as a slide show.
Holme Beck drains the valley between Burnbank and Carling Knott, seen here at Holme Force above Loweswater. [by Roger Hiley]
The SS Holme Force was a british merchant steamer that was torpedoed on 8th August 1940. The ship was built at Whitehaven by W. S. Kennaugh & Co who named all its ships something Force (eg Stanley Force, Rydal Force).
Tuesday 18th August - Kelly Hall Tarn on Torver Common with views to the Coniston fells. It took its name from a nearby building that has since been demolished. [by Sean McMahon]
Sunday 16th August - Coniston Water at High Nibthwaite, as Sean says "Tranquillity in Swallows and Amazons country".
[by Sean McMahon]
Thursday 6th August - Where is this? (click here to see)
It is of course the looking out to Derwent Water and the Cat Bells from Keswick [taken by Flickr user Jon Sketchley]
The Island behind the jetty is called " Derwent Island", it is home to an 18th-century house which upset William Wordsworth when it was being built because he thought it spoilt the view ( the trees have grown since then!).
Don't forget you can view all the photos-of-the-day as a slide show or, since march, as a web page.
Paula and Russell would love to hear from you, please . If you send us anything of interest to visitors of this site we will add it to the Daily Briefing.
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