Monthly Archives: May 2012

50 things to do before you’re 11¾

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

45. Find your way with a map and compass A and B seem to have caught the orienteering bug. We’ve been a few times now. Just this month, B and I tried the National Trust’s new course on Sizergh Fell … Continue reading →

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Orchids on the Lots

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Green-winged orchid For some reason I’ve often be confused by the fact that these two orchids can be found flowering in close proximity to one another at the same time on the Lots. But really, it’s not hard to tell … Continue reading →

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Gait Barrows Colour

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

An orange tip. We’re spoilt for choice for places to take a wander in and around Silverdale: the limestone hills of Castlebarrow, Arnside Knott, Warton Crag, Beetham Fell, Cringlebarrow, and Haverbrack, the small cliffs of Jack Scout or Arnside Point, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Gait Barrows, Grasses, Leaves, Walking, Wildflowers | 8 Comments

Calf Top

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Well, I’m getting further and further behind, and after the gloriously sunny weekend we’ve just had it seems odd to be writing about a morning walk under a lid of grey skies, with a cold wind and the threat of … Continue reading →

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Blackbird Nest

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

TBH was pruning a shrub in the garden. She lopped of a branch and….ta-da! The kids were very excited. Well, actually they weren’t the only ones. TBH stopped pruning and the mother returned to the nest and was incubating the … Continue reading →

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A Wasdale Wander

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

The day after our walk on Pillar. Again, the blue skies and sunshine are potentially misleading – earlier there had been snowfall on the tops and sleet at the campsite. In the afternoon some of the party walked from the … Continue reading →

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Pillar via the High Level Traverse

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Or: Why I Will Never Complete the Birketts  A gathering of the clans at Chapel Stile Camp Site in Nether Wasdale. On the Saturday, whilst my kids were winning races at the Wasdale Sports (by all accounts a fabulously well … Continue reading →

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Cross Bay Walk

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Gathering on Arnside Promenade, opposite The Albion. From guidebooks to guides: every other weekend from the spring through to autumn, Cedric Robinson, the Queen’s Guide to the Sands, or the Morecambe Bay Sand Pilot, leads groups across the bay from … Continue reading →

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Favourite Guidebook?

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

I have a slightly ambivalent relationship with guidebooks. After all, any walker worth their salt should surely be able to devise perfectly acceptable walks from an OS map – all the information you need is there. Indeed, by choosing a … Continue reading →

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More Like Fun Than Boring

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

A Sunday morning, quite some time ago (it’s been a little busy around here). The boys were presented with a choice: Church with Mum or a walk with Dad, and on this occasion they chose the latter. We parked by … Continue reading →

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