Bracken Plague takes over the Fells

Bracken is an increasing national problem and probably now occupies some 2 million hectares (8% of the UK land area), mostly in the uplands...Find out more..
Appleby Horse Fair

Held in early June. More on the fair

Duck! Low Flying
Jest across the Lake District
Interesting photography as training flights are
captured over the Lakes at this website. Lowfly.net

Pre Raphaelite Wonder in Cumbria

While a lush TV series chronicles the Pre Raphaelites, Cumbrian churches have fine examples of their art in stained glass....See this site.

Check out these excellent illustrated walks for the Northern mountains.Skiddaw mountain info

Baywalk

Borrowdale's Caveman

The eccentric pioneering rock climber and Borrowdale caveman Millican Dalton...more .

The Roman Fort on
the mountaintops
Hardknott roman fort in its fantastic setting in the mountains
A rare chance to see a giant bust of the Emperor Hadrian comes to Cumbria...find out more at foot of our Romans in Cumbria page.


Learn to Speak Cumbrian?
Find out what it means to be Gattered and the many other dialect Cumbrian words that hark back to the days when the Vikings were the main farmers in the Lakeland dales. Such words as Knock and knash, neb, mush and scran are just some of those explained on this Dialect Dictionary web site.

Donald Campbell and Bluebird
The story of how the wreck of the record breaking jet boat came to light.

Foxhunting in the Lakes..

MPs brought an end to John Peel's sport in February 2005.
Follow this link to find out more about the Lakeland hunting packs and to hear John Peel's song.

Horse Fair 2009
Find out more about the traditional Appleby Horse Fair...due to start June 4 2009.

New 'Road' or What?

We are not sure who did this or why, but more and more agencies are 'upgrading' paths in our Lake District. This piece of fell path 'tidying' is to the East of High Street. Will the next thing be handrails and neon signposts?
The Doomed Hamlets

This was the last sermon at the church before the reservoir flooded the valley.

Read about another chapel lost forever.

Nightime Mountain Dramas
An exhibition of extraordinary photographs, by rising star of the photography world, Henry Iddon, were taken from the summits of the peaks of the English Lake District and capture the landscape at nights.
Websites: www.wordsworth.org.uk; www.spots-of-time.co.uk
Nuke Dump Threat to Eskdale/Wasdale
Wasdale Head
The granite under parts of Eskdale and Wasdale may prove ideal for the UK's proposed underground nuclear dump. Meanwhile the guardians of the Lakes, the National Park Authority says it's inappropriate to object...Lakestay disagrees....Read more on this important issue

The quiet shores of the Solway
St Bega's Walk
Find out about the inter-Irish 'Murphy Riots'
Ennerdale, the quiet valley
Lakeland Breweries

Lakeland Gardens
Cockermouth after the Floods


Wildlife in your parish


Tullie House at Carlisle has this excellent web site which tells you which rare species live in every parish of Cumbria...
http://www.lakelandwildlife.co.uk/

Common Land in the Lakes

photo: www.visitcumbria.com
The Countryside Agency has completed maps of all open country and registered common land in the Lakes.new Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps now show open access land in orange. But the right to roam does not extend to horses or motoristed vehicles.......to find out more and check out areas of interest go to http://www.countryside.gov.uk

Child Labour in Cumbrian Mines
Life was cheap as coal was hewn under the Irish Sea..Learn more at our web site

The Coniston postman always....
takes a picture of the wonder of the Lakes each day..join him at www.lakelandcam.co.uk