English Lake District Daily Briefing for Wednesday 9th July
Updated on Tuesday at 8.10pm
As many of you noticed (and thank you for your emails) the Lake District Now gremlins were at work yesterday so the site wasn't available. It is now back to normal and I don't anticipate further problems.
Tuesday's Lake District Pictures
Keswick High Street in the rain, what is the name of the building in the centre? (click here to see)
Moot Hall in the Market Square [8/7/2008 by Tony Richards]
A moot hall is meeting or assembly building, there are at least 17 Moor Halls around the country. Ours was was built in 1813, and has an unusual one-handed clock, it now contains the Tourist Information Centre.
Slater Bridge, Little Langdale [8/7/2008 by Andrew Leaney]
Monday's Lake District Pictures
This is the meandering outfall of Blelham Tarn, on the western shore of Windermere between Hawkshead and Ambleside
[7/7/2008 by Tony Richards]
Troutbeck in the sunlight with Wansfell behind [taken on 7/7/2008 by Flickr user Llllloyd]
Sunday's Lake District Pictures
Where is this? (click here to see)
Looking down into Newlands Valley to Bassenthwaite Lake from the steepest bit of the ridge to Cat Bells [6/7/2008 by Anne Bowker]
Other Recent Lake District pictures
Houndtrailing at Steel Brow, near Arlecdon, Cumbria (Outside the Lake District). In the 'slip' is the technical term for the start in houndtrailing
[taken on Saturday 5/7/2008 by Alan Cleaver who runs Old Lakeland Photos]
And there off! The dogs follow a trail (it's not a blood sport) around the fells of the Lake District. This traditional sport is enjoying something of a revival in the North-West of England [taken on Saturday 5/7/2008 by Alan Cleaver who runs Old Lakeland Photos]
Where is this? (click here to see)
Kevin Dunne, a guest walker at StridingEdge.net, climbing Jacks Rake, Pavey Ark, The Langdale Pikes
[A recent Friday See more pictures in the Visitors Gallery at Striding Edge]
Buttermere [taken on Friday 6/6/2008 by Flickr user Bruce Clarke]
Parascending at Buttermere [taken on Friday 6/6/2008 by Flickr user Bruce Clarke]
I'd Rather Be in the Lake District
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The Hiley's visited Australia in early June. This is a Boab Tree. It is a stunning tree, it's bare dry season branches giving the impression it has been planted upside down. Baobabs store water inside the swollen trunk to help it survive in arid places. The fruit of the boab can be used to make a rich vitamin C drink, a bit like a unsweetened barley water, and it's seeds can be toasted to give a coffee like brew.
[See more pictures from Australia on The Hiley Website]
Interesting Article
Petition calls for law change to protect paths
The petition, started by Janet Davis of the Ramblers’ Association, asks Gordon Brown to repeal sections of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act which will lead to any rights of way being lost forever if they are not recorded by 2026.
News
Vendace extinct at Bassenthwaite Lake
BBC News - 7th July
The vendace, a rare fish dating back to the Ice Age, has been declared extinct at Bassenthwaite Lake. Derwent Water is its only remaining native site in the UK, however the fish is thriving after being introduced to a site in Dumfries and Galloway in the 1990's.
Today's Web Sites
Lakeland Cam - Tony Richards walks the lower slopes of Latterbarrow
Mad About Mountains - Ann Bowker walks Catbells (near Keswick)
Wainwright Wanderings - David and Edith Brown walk in the Yorkshire Dales (High Bark - Rylstone Cross - Watt Crag Obelisk - Upper Barden Reservoir - Lower Barden Reservoir)
The Lakeland Fells - Andew Leaney walks Elterwater and Little Langdale (Elterwater village - Elter Water - Skelwith Force - Woodburn Bridge - Colwith Force - Cathedral Quarry - Slater Bridge, Little Langdale - Elterwater village)
See yesterday's Lake District pictures
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