English Lake District Daily Briefing for Bank Holiday Monday 24th August 2008
Updated on Sunday at 7.00pm
Sunday's Lake District Pictures
Peacock butterfly on Knapweed at Broughton Moor [24/8/2008 by Tony Richards]
Saturday's Lake District Pictures
The view from Walna Scar road climbing out of Coniston [23/8/2008 by Tony Richards]
Andrew Leaney photographing Latrigg and the north western fells from above the Blencathra Centre [23/8/2008 by Andrew Leaney]
The Moot Hall Square and the busy Saturday Market, Keswick [24/8/2008 from The Hiley's Website]
Friday's Lake District Pictures
Clouds above Monk Coniston Moor [22/8/2008 by Tony Richards]
Where is this? (click here to see)
Great Langdale from Pike Howe's summit [22/8/2008 by Andrew Leaney]
Help save Greenod Post Office (near Ulverston)... or Andy says "he’ll send in the heavies!" - Visit the campaign web site and watch a video [22/8/2008 by Andy Malcolm]
Other Recent Lake District pictures
Where is this? (click here to see)
Looking down the length of Newlands Valley to the Skiddaw Fells [Wednesday 20/8/2008 by David Hall]
The Lakes Chilli Fest was held at Levens Hall last weekend... Dave says it "went down well...with water!"
[Tuesday 19/8/2008 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 .
The is a female Long Horn beatle commonly known as "The Tanner". It is a very large beatle at 5cm long, this excludes the long 'sting' which is it's egg laying tube or ovipositor ( it lays it's eggs in rotten wood). I found it at The Sands, Farnham, Surrey. The latin name is Prionus coriarius [Saturday 23/8/2008, my own picture]
News
Olympic handover on Scafell Pike by Sir Chris Bonington
BBC News - 24th August
Sir Chris has flown the Olympic flag at Scafell Pike to mark the handover for London 2012. He was joined by fell running legend Joss Naylor, 72, and Maryport distance runner Laura Naylor, 16. Communities across the UK are flying the Olympic flag as London takes over host city status.
Today's Web Sites
Lakeland Cam - Tony Richards visits Broughton Moor on Sunday, Walna Scar road on Saturday and Monk Coniston Moor on Friday
The Lakeland Fells - Andew Leaney walks Blencathra on Saturday (Route: Blencathra Centre, Threlkeld - Blease Fell - Gategill Fell Top - Blencathra - Scales Fell - Scales - above Threlkeld on the under Blencathra path - Blencathra Centre, Threlkeld) - and on Saturday Pavey Ark (Route: Stickle Barn, Great Langdale - Stickle Ghyll (Mill Gill) - Stickle Tarn - Jack's Rake - Pavey Ark - Harrison Stickle - Pike Howe - Stickle Barn, Great Langdale)
Lake District Walks - David Hall walks Newlands Valley in the sunshine (Route: Portinscale - Ullock - Newlands Beck - Stair - Little Town - Skelgill - Woodland path to Nichol End - Portinscale)
Loweswater Cam - The Hiley's walk around Keswick
Wainwright Wanderings - David and Edith Brown visit Levens Park and Levens Hall
Gateway2The Lakes - Andy Malcolm walks Newton Fell & Hampsfell
See yesterday's Lake District pictures
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