English Lake District Daily Briefing for Monday 9th June 2008
Updated on Sunday at 9.45pm
Sunday's Lake District Pictures
Fields harvested opposite Waterhead Hotel, Coniston [8/6/2008 by Tony Richards]
Saturday's Lake District Pictures
Every hour, on the half hour, the Seatoller open top bus leaves keswick [7/6/2008 by Tony Richards]
Where is this? (click here to see)
Fleetwith Pike from Buttermere [taken on 7/6/2008 by Flickr user johnoakey]
The white cross on Fleetwith Pike. The Plaque reads"Erected by friends of Fanny Mercer. Accidently killed 1887"
[taken on 7/6/2008 by Flickr user johnoakey]
It was a busy day on Haystacks [taken on 7/6/2008 by Flickr user johnoakey]
Inominate Tarn on Haystacks [taken on 7/6/2008 by Flickr user johnoakey]
A red squirrel at Bassenthwaite woods . Alan says he thinks it is a young squirrel as there are no tufts on the ears.
[taken on 7/6/2008 by Alan Cleaver who runs Old Lakeland Photos]
Friday's Lake District Pictures
Alcock Tarn [6/6/2008 by Tony Richards]
Other Recent Lake District pictures
The Queen (in turquoise) and the Duke of Edinburgh visiting Whitehaven on Thursday. The occasion was a) to open the newly refurbished Beacon on the harbour front & b) as part of the celebrations of 300 years since Queen Anne awarded the Royal assent to Whitehaven Harbour. [5/6/2008 by The Lake Landers]
Wainwright described this view as "a lovely peep around a corner of Crummock water and Buttermere"
[29/5/2008 by David and Edith Brown]
I'd Rather Be in the Lake District
This 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 .
Polo at Cowdray Park, Midhurst, West Sussex (The Argentine Ambassadors Cup). If only my wife would let me buy a better Camera...
[8/6/2008, my own picture]
... like this one!
Lake District Now News
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Today's Web Sites
Flora of the Fells Project - This initiative to promote awareness of the flora of the Cumbrian mountains offers a packed programme of free, or almost free, hikes, nature walks, farm visits and conservation projects in remote parts of the Lake District, far from the usual tourist traps.
Lakeland Cam - Tony Richards visits Coniston On Sunday - on Saturday takes a trip on the Seatoller open top bus and on Friday walks to Alcock Tarn
The Lake Landers - Karen and Andy cycle to Whitehaven to meet The Queen
Wainwright Wanderings - David and Edith Brown walk from Loweswater to Mellbreak
Gateway2The Lakes - Andy Malcolm walks ?
See yesterday's Lake District pictures
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