English Lake District Daily Briefing for Tuesday 8th April 2008
Updated on Monday at 9.00pm
Run by Lake District lovers for Lake District lovers providing your daily fix..
- Every day a new selection of Lake District pictures taken by the regions best photographers
- Lake District news, hand picked to be interesting and relevant
- All the best webcams in one place, view as a slide show or from a map
- The latest weather forecasts
- Overview and detailed maps
- TV, Events and occasional trivia and fun!
Monday's Lake District Pictures
A churchyard full of daffodils at Troutbeck parish church [7/4/2008 by Tony Richards]
Britain's favourite view in monochrome - Wast Water [7/4/2008 by Sean McMahon]
Sunday's Lake District Pictures
Walking into blizzard conditions on High Stile summit [6/4/2008 by Anne Bowker]
View across to Helvellyn from the foot of Silver How [6/4/2008 by The Lake Landers]
Snowy Lake District [taken on 6/4/2008 by Flickr user tigerweet]
I am afraid I don't know, if you do then please let me know and I will post the answer tomorrow
Update on Tuesday: Tim Ball identified the picture as 'a telephoto shot down St. John's in the Vale of Blencathra from Thirlspot'.
A Snowy Sheep near Seat Sandal [6/4/2008 by David Hall]
Saturday's Lake District Pictures
Great Langdale [taken on 5/4/2008 by Flickr user dpicker]
I'd Rather Be in the Lake District
This new section shows photographs from Lake District Now visitors going about their daily lives. If you would like to take part please take a suitable photograph and .
Snow-covered Ingleborough (Yorkshire)
[6/4/2008 Find out more about the sad story to accompany this picture at "By A Mossy Gnome"]
News
Hopes high for return of ospreys
BBC News - 7th April 2008
Bird watchers are preparing for the expected return of a breeding pair of ospreys to a nest site in Cumbria. The rare birds of prey have nested at Bassenthwaite Lake since 2001 and so far 13 chicks have hatched.
Photo of the Day
See the best photo from each days briefing over the last month as a slideshow.
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Today's Web Sites
Lakeland Cam - Tony Richards visits Troutbeck
Mad About Mountains - Ann Bowker walks High Stile and Red Pike with Keswick rambling club
Lake District Walks - David Hall walks Fairfield via Stone Arthur, Great Rigg, Grisedale Tarn and Seat Sandal
Striding Edge - Sean McMahon walks Middle Fell from Greendale
The Lake Landers - Karen and Andy attend a navigation training course
Errata
Thank you to Karen Butler who pointed out that I omitted The Yorkshire Dales National Park from yesterday's trivia question (it was formed 1954)
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