Whinlatter Forest (HFF everyone)

England - The Lake District & Cumbria

In the Lake District, 500 million years of geological processes have produced a physical landscape of mountains and lakes of great scenic beauty. Slate developed from sediments in oceans and seas, volcanoes erupted, limestone was formed by the deposition of dead crustaceans and sandstone was created in desert conditions. Various minerals were also formed in joints and faults in the bedrock. The …  (read more)
Beech tree + 1 dog at sunset

Beech tree + 1 dog at sunset

12 Apr 2010 33 28 515
Autumn reflections on Wastwater - Cumbria

Autumn reflections on Wastwater - Cumbria

28 Nov 2013 29 25 627
Wasdale is a valley and civil parish in the western part of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. The River Irt flows through the valley to its estuary at Ravenglass. A large part of the main valley floor is occupied by Wastwater, the deepest lake in England (258 feet, 78 mtr). The pictue shows part of the Wasdale Screes, an area of unstable, loose boulders on the east bank of Wast Water, underneath Illgill Head and Whin Rigg.
Serene Derwent Water - Cumbria

Serene Derwent Water - Cumbria

13 Apr 2010 30 24 487
Derwentwater (or Derwent Water) is one of the principal bodies of water in the Lake District National Park in north west England. It lies wholly within the Borough of Allerdale, in the county of Cumbria. The lake occupies part of Borrowdale and lies immediately south of the town of Keswick. It is both fed and drained by the River Derwent. It measures approximately is 4.8 km long by 1.6 km wide and is some 22 m deep. There are several islands within the lake, one of which is inhabited.
Lakeland Mountain Light

Lakeland Mountain Light

10 Oct 2012 24 20 237
HFF everyone Ennerdale

HFF everyone Ennerdale

10 Oct 2013 60 45 681
Ennnerdale Water, Lake District, Cumbria, England Thank you all so much for your visits, kind comments and good wishes, they are very much appreciated. Doug
Foggy start to the day

Foggy start to the day

02 Nov 2015 40 40 354
Wastwater Sparkle

Wastwater Sparkle

02 Nov 2015 22 18 329
Wast Water or Wastwater is a lake located in Wasdale, a valley in the western part of the Lake District National Park, England. The lake is almost 3 miles (4.8 km) long and more than one-third mile (540 m) wide. It is a glacial lake, formed in a glacially 'over-deepened' valley. It is the deepest lake in England at 258 feet (79 m). The surface of the lake is about 200 feet above sea level, while its bottom is over 50 feet below sea level.
Cumbrian hill farm at sunset

Cumbrian hill farm at sunset

07 Nov 2015 43 51 348
Highside Farm
Wasdale Head and Wastwater in Autumn

Wasdale Head and Wastwater in Autumn

28 Nov 2013 44 54 499
Perhaps better enlarged Wasdale Head is a scattered agricultural hamlet in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Wasdale Head claims to be home of the highest mountain (Scafell Pike), deepest lake (Wastwater), smallest church in England. it is located at the head of the valley of Wasdale, and is surrounded by some of England's highest mountains: Scafell Pike, Sca Fell, Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Pillar.
A glimpse of Sale Fell - Cumbria (HFF everyone)

A glimpse of Sale Fell - Cumbria (HFF everyone)

08 Oct 2012 55 70 547
Taken on a circular walk through Wythop Valley, up to the summit of Sale Fell then back to our holiday cottage (about 1 km from this point) for a cold beer and BBQ.
November morning mist, Cumbria

November morning mist, Cumbria

01 Nov 2015 75 79 629
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Storm clouds over Derwent Water, Cumbria (HFF everyone)

Storm clouds over Derwent Water, Cumbria (HFF ever…

08 Jul 2008 42 58 408
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Contrails at dawn

Contrails at dawn

25 Nov 2013 50 52 356
Windblown contrails reflecting the light of the rising sun over Cumbrian Fells Perhaps better enlarged
Northern Fells above Keswick - Lake District

Northern Fells above Keswick - Lake District

25 Nov 2013 34 42 325
View to the east from Whinlatter Forest Perhaps better enlarged
Bassenthwaite Lake from Derwent Fells

Bassenthwaite Lake from Derwent Fells

25 Nov 2013 34 24 567
Bassenthwaite Lake is one of the largest water bodies in the English Lake District. It is long and narrow, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 3⁄4-mile (1.2 km) wide, but is also extremely shallow, with a maximum depth of about 70 ft (21 m). It is the only body of water in the Lake District to use the word "lake" in its name, all the others being "waters" (for example, Derwentwater), "meres" (for example, Windermere) or "tarns" (for example, Dock Tarn). It is fed by, and drains into, the River Derwent. The lake lies at the foot of Skiddaw, near the town of Keswick. The view is to the northwest with the Solway Firth and Scotland on the horizon. Perhaps better enlarged
Window on a Cumbrian Sunset

Window on a Cumbrian Sunset

12 Apr 2010 22 21 337
Whiteless Pike and Rannerdale in early Spring

Whiteless Pike and Rannerdale in early Spring

23 Apr 2014 30 22 345
Rannerdale Beck flows through the dale towards Crummock Water while Whiteless Pike dominates the skyline.
Foxgloves in Rannderdale (Plus 1 x PiP)

Foxgloves in Rannderdale (Plus 1 x PiP)

17 Jun 2014 21 22 390
English Lake District
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