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.

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Crummock Water looking north

Crummock Water looking north

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Buttermere Village from Rannerdale Knotts

Buttermere Village from Rannerdale Knotts

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Buttermere Village from Rannerdale

Buttermere Village from Rannerdale

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By Crummock Water

By Crummock Water

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Please tell me we're not heading for Skiddaw

Please tell me we're not heading for Skiddaw

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Taken on the Derwent Fells - Skiddaw is the mountain on the horizon with the slight covering of snow.
Wasedale and Wastwater in Autumn colours

Wasedale and Wastwater in Autumn colours

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Over the hills and far away.....

Over the hills and far away.....

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Cumbrian Fells The fell, centre picture, is called Cat Bells and overlooks the town of Keswick and Derwent Water. Cat Bells is a fell with a modest height of 451 metres (1,480 ft) but despite this it is one of the most popular fells in the area. It is situated on the western shore of Derwent Water within 3 miles (5 km) of the busy tourist town of Keswick. The fell's unusual name may well have come from a distortion of "Cat Bields" meaning shelter of the wild cat, although this is not certain. The fell's name is sometimes written as Catbells.
Low clouds over Bassenthwaite Lake

Low clouds over Bassenthwaite Lake

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Bassenthwaite Lake*, owned by the National Park Authority, is one of the largest at 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 3/4 mile (1.2 km) wide, but also one of the shallowest (70 ft (21.3 mtrs)). It is the most northerly of the lakes, and has no major settlements on its shores. Bassenthwaite is a good place for viewing Osprey who nest nearby. The lake is also home to the vendace, a rare and endangered fish species found only here and in Derwentwater. *Bassenthwaite Lake is the only body of water in the Lake District to be named a lake.
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