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Popular Lakes path gets a makeover

2:41pm Friday 4th July 2008

ONE of the Lake District’s most popular paths has undergone a major makeover as part of a project to safeguard high-level routes for future generations, reports Paul Duncan.

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Dales host week-long outdoor festival

9:56am Friday 4th July 2008

WILDLIFE lovers can experience a week-long series of events dedicated to the great outdoors centred on a North Yorkshire mountain, next week.

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Enviro-friendly gifts

9:55am Friday 4th July 2008

SOCKS and aftershave were replaced with a specially environmentally responsible gift for Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron on Father’s Day.

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Dog walking alert after sheep attack

2:44pm Friday 27th June 2008

DOG walkers are being urged to keep their canines on leads after a sheep was savagely attacked while grazing in a field.

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Walkers urged to raise cash for rescuers

3:19pm Monday 23rd June 2008

WALKERS coming to the Lake District to take part in one of the country’s toughest charity challenges are being urged to raise funds for the volunteers they rely on to help them out if they get into difficulties on treacherous mountain peaks.

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New route opens

9:20am Friday 20th June 2008

Tarn Hows is now reconnected with the home of its creator. In 1835 the Monk Coniston estate was sold by the Knott family to James Garth Marshall and he was responsible for the creation of Tarn Hows. After his fortune declined, the house and gardens were sold to a Mr J.P. Bradshaw, in 1926. The rest of the estate, including all farmland and Tarn Hows, was purchased in 1930 by Beatrix Potter. She sold half of this at cost price to the National Trust (NT), which bought the land with a large donation by Sir Samuel Scott of Windermere. The remainder was passed to the NT after Beatrix’s death in 1943. In 1945 the NT purchased the hall and gardens, re-uniting the estate once more. Since then, Monk Coniston Hall has been leased by the NT to HF Holidays, and the hall and grounds have been closed to the general public. The hall remains private, but part of the original Victorian path, from Coniston Water to Tarn Hows, has been reopened by the NT whose staff, with the help of many volunteers, have worked hard clearing the grounds and vegetation. All this work has been supported by a £450,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant and £20,000 of Lake Distict Sustainability Fund grants. Walkers can access the start of this new route from the car park at the head of Coniston Water, grid ref 316978, reached by taking the A593 from Ambleside south to Coniston, or by taking the Steam Yacht Gondola to Monk Coniston Jetty.

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Hotel rewards Get Walking Day ramblers

9:52am Friday 23rd May 2008

Recognising that there is nothing more rewarding than a good walk, except for the possibility of a well deserved treat the end of it, Linthwaite House Hotel, has launched a selection of six easily downloadable circular walks for the launch of the first national Get Walking Day' on 30 May 2008.

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