WalkLakes Blog
2024 | |||
| December | |||
| Christmas shopping | |||
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| October | |||
| 20 Lake District Barns Rescued | |||
| Doggy Rescue | |||
| New Fell Top Assessors | |||
| We've Closed our Twitter Account | |||
| Kirkstone Pass closed | |||
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| August | |||
| Searchdogs Open Day | |||
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| July | |||
| A Busy Weekend | |||
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| June | |||
| Going camping? Make sure you're safe | |||
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| April | |||
| Herdy supports sheep safety this spring | |||
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| March | |||
| Piers Gill. Something has changed. | |||
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| February | |||
| Using our Mapping for Other Walks | |||
2023 | |||
| November | |||
| Winter - Time to check your gear | |||
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| September | |||
| Hills Database Updated | |||
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| August | |||
| Being Prepared | |||
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| July | |||
| Leave Only Pawprints | |||
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13/05/20
• A Plea from Patterdale MRT
In the light of the relaxation of restrictions on movement in England Patterdale MRT are asking you to think carefully before coming to the Lakes and heading off up the fells.
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team have issued a statement on Facebook which has been endorsed by the Lake District Search And Mountain Rescue Association. Patterdale MRT cover incidents on Helvellyn from the Ullswater side which is a one of the region's big accident blackspots with particularly difficult rescues on Striding and Swirral edges. read more ... |
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11/05/20
• Pooley Bridge Replacement
Last Thursday the new bridge at Pooley Bridge, replacing the old one which was washed away by Storm Desmond, was swung into place.
Last September we wrote about the proposed new road bridge at Pooley Bridge and today we have some news. read more ... |
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12/02/20
• Lochaber MRT on Monday's Rescue
On Monday night Lochaber MRT had to rescue four poorly equipped people from Ben Nevis in blizzard conditions. This got a lot of attention from the public and Lochaber have now written about that. We think it deserves wider circulation.
On Monday night Lochaber MRT had to rescue four very poorly equipped people from Ben Nevis in blizzard conditions. It got a lot of media attention, the BBC for example reported it as Tourists in trainers rescued in Ben Nevis blizzard. read more ... |
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30/01/20
• Remembering Jessie 2005 - 2020
Jessie was the Border Collie / Golden Retriever cross dog that appears in many of our walk photos. She died at the beginning of January 2020.
We first met Jessie, and her brother Jack, at the Dogs Trust rescue centre at Snetterton in autumn 2010. read more ... |
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08/01/20
• Why we don't use What 3 Words
We think that What Three Words is an interesting idea but the business model the company behind it is using makes it unsuitable for fell walking.
You may be aware of a company called What 3 Words and their product of the same name. Their big idea is that they've come up with a system of grid references that relies on three words to locate a point within a three metre square anywhere in the world. So "fish elephant emptied" might be a three metre square on top of Scafell Pike (it's not). read more ... |
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11/12/19
• "In Our Hands"
Commissioned in 2019 to recognise the 85th anniversary of Friends of the Lake District, "In Our Hands" is a film with a bewitching blend of poetry and superlative visual imagery.
Commissioned in 2019 to recognise the 85th anniversary of Friends of the Lake District, "In Our Hands" is a bewitching blend of poetry and superlative visual imagery which celebrates the vital connections between people and place. read more ... |
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