Derwentwater, Skiddaw, from Latrigg, Lake District, England between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of the British Isles England Derwent Water

#Derwentwater #Skiddaw #Latrigg #LakeDistrict #England #theLakeDistrict #SKIDDAW #photography #historicalPhotos #photochrom

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Derwentwater, Ashness Bridge and Skiddaw, Lake District, England between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of the British Isles England Derwent Water

#Derwentwater #AshnessBridge #Skiddaw #LakeDistrict #England #photography #historicalPhotos #photochrom

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The Skiddaw Hermit : Eccentricity on a Mountaintop

Many of you have likely heard of Millican Dalton, the so-called hermit and adventurer of Castle Crag in Borrowdale. In the 1920s and 30s, he managed to carve out a reputation by living in a cave and offering guided walks and canoe trips for tourists seeking a bit of excitement. A hermit in name only, he was more of a seasonal escapee from the drudgery of o ...

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#Keswick #LakeDistrict #Skiddaw #history

The Bleak Back o’ Skiddaw

It‘s been a wet and windy day in the Lakes, so naturally very little was accomplished. Instead, here is a photo from yesterday. The “back o’ Skiddaw” offers little to marvel at—a few sheepfolds dot an otherwise featureless landscape. Any rock that dares to stand out gets christened and turned into a boundary marker. This one, the Cloven Stone, is so named because it happens to be s ...

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#LakeDistrict #Mungrisedale #Skiddaw

Really excellent to see Cumbria Wildlife Trust reach their fundraising goal for Skiddaw Forest

https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/news/summit-success-we-reached-our-ps125m-goal

#Rewilding #CumbriaWildlifeTrust #Skiddaw

Cumbria Wildlife Trust is very close to finalising an exciting purchase of land on the slopes of Skiddaw in the English Lake District. This will be their largest nature reserve, and it will be the highest (in altitude) in England.

This is a wonderful opportunity to restore lost montane habitats, ecosystems, and species on a landscape scale.

https://youtu.be/vMKCfpevvE8?si=ot6xgunpxPcoDSO7

#CumbriaWildlifeTrust #LakeDistrict #Skiddaw #wildlife #natureRestoration #livingLandscape

#LakeDistrict

‘A 100-year vision’: #Skiddaw’s barren peak to spring to life in ambitious #rewilding

More than 1,200 hectares of Cumbrian forest will be transformed into #England’s highest #NatureReserve

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/05/skiddaw-forest-cumbria-rewilding-england-nature-reserve
#Environment #sustainability #Flooding

IMHO donating to a wildlife trust seems to be one of the best investments at the moment. So many good things being attempted right now across the UK by wildlife trusts. Donations required to help secure the purchase of Skiddaw by the Cumbria Wildlife Trust:

‘A 100-year vision’: Skiddaw’s barren peak to spring to life in ambitious rewilding'

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/05/skiddaw-forest-cumbria-rewilding-england-nature-reserve?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#rewilding #rewildinguk #cumbria #skiddaw #wildlifeConservation