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Mother and child Low Sweden Coppice Mother and child happily at ease on the lower fells above Ambleside. Lambing must have been a bit late this year as very few lambs around this week This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
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Scandale Hydro Project 2 Another view of the current devastation of the landscape above Ambleside and something you would NOT expect to see on a fell walk ... a sign pointing the way for 'pedestrians' along with barriers. This is the point near Low Sweden Coppice where the works head off to the right and down the fells into Rydal Park This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
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Low Sweden Coppice Low Sweden Coppice is just what it indicates, a bit lower down from High Sweden Coppice towards Ambleside and here we have some rocks, a few trees and a something I don't usually get to enjoy on most of my trips over here.... a bit of blue sky!!! This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
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High Sweden Coppice On the way down towards Ambleside, looking back up to High Sweden Coppice with Sweden Crag in the distance. And a wonderfully constructed dry stone wall in foreground This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
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Scandale Hydro Project ravages the valley I had seen the signs of this Hydro Project back in December and they certainly have come on quite a way. Digging a wide swathe from the Sweden Coppice area and heading of up Scandale. Quite a disturbing mess at present with some wonderful stone walls 'knocked' down although I expect they were done carefully. Apparently there is a clause in the agreement that the contractors have make good on the landscaping front when finished, but I suspect they will still need some sort of access for machinery if and when maintenance is required. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
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Sweden Bridge lane towards Scandale Probably less than quarter of mile to High Sweden Bridge looking over the woods towards Scandale with High and Low Brock crags on the left and Low Pike on the western ridge of the Scandale Valley This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
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Sweden Bridge Lane B&W About a quarter of the way up Sweden Bridge Lane heading towards High Sweden Bridge. Probably my favourite short walk from Ambleside about 2 1/2 miles altogether This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II 1 person has added this picture to their favourites |
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Sweden Bridge Lane to Loughrigg A few hundred yards further up Sweden Bridge Lane from the gardens now looking out across to the west. Todd Crag on the left leading across to Loughrigg Fell with what is probably Lingmoor Fell in the distance This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
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Sweden Bridge Lane 2 Another view of the gardens on route to High Sweden Bridge just on then way out from Ambleside This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
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Sweden Bridge Lane 1 Heading out from Ambleside north towards High Sweden Bridge a bit of Spring colour from one of the elevated garden on the eastern side of the path This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
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Sweden Bridge sheep Wandering up Sweden Bridge Lane towards High Sweden Bridge came across a farmer moving a few sheep and lambs so the obligatory image was secured for posterity This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
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Fairfield Horseshoe April 28-4-15 mid afternoon and snow on top of the Fairfield Horseshoe just to the north of Ambleside seen from Borrans Fields by the old Roman Fort Galava Was more that this earlier in the day. Temp had been down to around -3c during the night This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
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Red Screes from Wansfell Pike Standing on top of Wansfell Pike looking west across to Red Screes with the wonderfully named road 'The Struggle' wending its way up from Ambleside to the Kirkstone Inn at the top of the Kirkstone Pass. Behind Red Screes is the northern end of Scandale sloping down towards Ambleside and in the distance the western ridge of the Fairfield Horseshoe of which Scandale forms the eastern ridge. The Fairfield Horseshoe being a very popular 12-13 mile walk albeit with quite a few 'ups' but also some 'downs' in order to catch your breath again. One I still have to do. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 500D |
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Skelghyll from Robin Lane High Skelghyll Farm hidden behind the trees on the left with the southern slopes of Wansfell, rising to the right. Viewed from Robin Lane once again looking back while heading towards Troutbeck This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 500D |
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High Skelghyll Farm Strolling east along Robin Lane towards Troutbeck but looking back westwards to High Skelghyll Farm This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 500D |
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Skelghyll towards Troutbeck Just passed through Skelghyll Farm looking eastwards over the very southern edges of Wansfell on route to Troutbeck This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 500D 1 person has added this picture to their favourites |
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High Skelghyll Farm The footpath from Ambleside to Troutbeck passes through High Skelghyll Farm so as expected security is very strict ... a piece of string that just loops over a hook !! This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 500D |
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Skelghyll Wood 2 A bit further into the woods on route Troutbeck This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 500D |
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Skelghyll Woods 1 Passing through Skelghyll Woods just out of Ambleside taking the anticlockwise route to Troutbeck and over the top of Wansfell to drop back down into Ambleside This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 500D |
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Path to Loughrigg Summit Having past Loughrigg Tarn and on up the road towards Grasmere but turned off into the woods at the top of Red Bank in order to drop down Loughrigg Terrace off to the left, we see the path that leads upto to the top of Loughrigg Fell. It looks steep, it is steep and there are several false summits just to keep you entertained!! Done it once but need to go again on a good day as the views are quite spectacular This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 500D |
