English Lake District Daily Briefing for Wednesday 23rd July 2008
Updated on Tuesday at 9.50pm
Tuesday's Lake District Pictures
Atmospherics on The Old Man of Coniston [22/7/2008 by Tony Richards]
Gosforth church and cross [22/7/2008 by Anne Bowker]
The Gosforth cross is the tallest Viking Cross in England. It is an awe-inspiring thought that this monolithic 4.5-metre cross has stood here since about the year 940.
Where is this? (click here to see)
Ullswater from the two prominent cairns on Bonscale Pike [22/7/2008 by Sean McMahon]
Sunday's Lake District Pictures
Herdwick sheep at Seathwaite [20/7/2008 Find out more about this picture at "By A Mossy Gnome"]
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 .
Looking down on the artistic meanderings of an estuary in North Western Australia [June 2008, the Hiley's]
News
Maiden Flight of Osprey Chicks
BBC News - 22nd July
Two of three osprey chicks at Bassenthwaite Lake have successfully taken their first flights. The birds of prey have become a star tourist attraction, having attracted around 50,000 people so far this year.
Today's Web Sites
Lakeland Cam - Tony Richards visits Windermere
Mad About Mountains - Ann Bowker walks Ponsonby Fell (Wainwright's Outlying Fells)
The Lakeland Fells - Andew Leaney walks in the North Pennines (RouteL Murton Pike from Murton)
Striding Edge - Sean McMahon walks the Fusedale Round (Route: St. Peter's Church, Martindale - Hallin Fell - Martindale Hause - Steel Knotts (Pikewassa) - Brownthwaite Crag - Wether Hill - Loadpot Hill - Arthur's Pike - Bonscale Pike - St. Peter's Church, Martindale)
Loweswater Cam - The Hiley's add yet more pictures of their amazing holiday in Australia
See yesterday's Lake District pictures
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