In a sensational day’s trading, the Limousin bull, Dolcorsllwyn Fabio, sold for a world record of £126,000 at the British Limousin Cattle Society’s February Bull Sale held at Harrison & Hetherington’s Borderway Mart in Cumbria on Saturday 18th February 2012.The world record price rounded off the best pedigree sale ever held in the United Kingdom which saw 131 bulls sell to an average of £8242.67, itself a UK all-breeds record average.

The Submerged Forest

Explore the mussel beds and shifting world of the Solway ...find out more.
Another Lake District across the Pond?

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

Baywalk

The St. John’s Hospice charity Cross Bay Walk is led by Alan Sledmore and will take place on Sunday 29th July 2012. The walk will begin at the Hest bank railway crossing at 1pm and is due to finish approx 5 hours later at Grange-over-Sands. Entry into this event is £10 and this fee covers the cost of the guides, vehicles plus the return coach journey home. For more information and to sign up see www.sjhospice.org.uk/crossbaywalk Registration will be allowed on the day
The Roman Fort on
the mountaintops

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.

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.
The Real Bluebird

Find out about the restoration of Donald Campbell's K7,
not to be confused with the K777 replica that has been
controversially in the news.

Right to Roam

Pictured: Helvelyn.
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 added extra open areas for walkers:
Banna Fell
Overlooking Ennerdale water, this open moorland on the western side of the Park gives views as far as Whitehaven and the coast on one side and the whole of Ennerdale on the other. (OS Explorer maps number 303 and OL4)
Binsey
This is an isolated hill to the west of the Lake District. Due to its cut off position from the rest of the park, and the former reluctance of the landowners meant it has never enjoyed full access until now. It enjoys great views of Bassenthwaite Lake, Over Water and much of the Lake District. (OS map number OL4)
Wansfell Ridge and Pike
Wansfell overlooks Ambleside and Lake Windermere and has new access land and much-improved access with new stiles and gates part of the provisions under the CRoW Act. (OS map number OL7)
Whinfell Ridge and Common
Due to this large area being just outside the National Park it has in the past never been fully open for walkers. This is the time to explore this part of the Lake District north of Kendal for the first time. (OS map number OL7)
Fix the Fells?...or gentrification of our uplands

What is going on on our fells? Is this really an improvement?
Borrowdale's Caveman

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

Nuke Dump for West Lakeland ?

The granite under parts of Eskdale and Wasdale may prove ideal for the UK's proposed underground nuclear dump(estimated cost so far £4.3 billion). Meanwhile the guardians of the Lakes, the National Park Authority says it's inappropriate to object...Lakestay disagrees..But huge community 'bribes' may cloud Cumbrians' judgement.....Read more on this important issue...or see the video


Wasdale Shepherds Meet 2010 enjoyed late summer sun. Trail hounds race for the finish (Pic M.McKenzie) Meanwhile Cumbrian foxhunting packs wait to see if the new government rescind the Foxhunting Ban?
The Doomed Hamlets

This was the last sermon at the church before the reservoir flooded the valley.
Read about another chapel lost forever.

How they took the first elephants to Australia!
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/

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