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9:50am Saturday 19th July 2008
Templand Farm Shop, Allithwaite (Fri/Sat only): Own-grown Dunluce potatoes 65p a kilo.
Comments (0)Starly's is hot stuff
7:40pm Friday 18th July 2008
IF EVER two people deserved to succeed in life it’s Steven Higginson and Carly Jones, the hard-working twosome behind Orton-based Starly’s Spice Co.
Brewery Youth Theatre, Abi Morgan's play and the bright lights of London
4:26pm Friday 18th July 2008
RISING stars from the Brewery Arts Centre shone extremely brightly in London.
Wheatsheaf wins first rosette
9:40am Friday 18th July 2008
Landlord Lee Rowbotham certainly knew what he was doing when he took on chef Carl Semple to steer a new future for his Brigsteer gastro-pub.
Going green with Judith
9:43am Friday 18th July 2008
MY THANKS to Judith Whitworth, from Prizet, who sent in this delicious salad recipe.
Haircuts for hedges
9:00am Friday 18th July 2008
Despite the gardener’s best efforts and attentions, there comes a time in the life of every hedge when it has outgrown its allotted space.
Gig guide
9:20am Friday 18th July 2008
TO HAVE your gigs included FREE of charge in the Gig Guide, telephone Ellie Hargreaves on 01539-710155, or send a fax on 01539-720990, or drop a line to the Gig Guide, The Westmorland Gazette, 1 Wainwright’s Yard, LA9 4DP, at least TWO WEEKS before the event, or you can e-mail your details to ellie.hargreaves@kendal.newsquest.co.uk.
Fancy a stroll in a garden?
9:03am Tuesday 15th July 2008
The chance to spend a summer's day enjoying one of the North West's finest gardens is on offer this month when the National Trust opens the gardens at SIzergh Castle to help raise funds for the National Gardens Scheme and to promote its Careership Gardening Scheme.
Sticky success in Lancashire
3:43pm Monday 14th July 2008
Fine produce from across Lancashire and beyond was on offer to Heysham 1’s staff as a ‘thank-you’ for a successful maintenance shutdown. And one of the stars of the event was Cartmel’s Sticky Toffee Pudding.
Historic Lakeland estate for sale
2:44pm Monday 14th July 2008
A BEAUTIFULLY situated and historically important country house and estate looks set to sell for millions of pounds, having already received national and international interest.
UK Entertainment News
French president's wife hits charts
Updated 7:04pm Saturday 19th July 2008
French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's new album is ranked third in French album sales a week after its release, official rankings show.
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Prehistoric walk
The interesting brochure you can obtain from the car park at Foulshaw Moss says that more than several thousand years ago the Witherslack Mosses were part of an extensive wetland in what is now the Lyth Valley and on the flat ground west of the Kent Estuary. The Mosses - Meathop, Foulshaw and Nicols - are raised peat bogs brought about by sphagnum moss that draws up, acidifies, and holds water like a giant sponge, creating waterlogged conditions as it grows. Sphagnum grows from the tip, leaving the lower part to die. Waterlogging halts decay of these dead bits that build up and up over thousands of years, to form deep domed mounds of peat that are raised many feet above the surrounding ground. The Witherslack Mosses have dried out partly as a result of forestry and the invasion of scrub. Over time, drainage and peat cutting led to the loss of more wetland and now only significant fragments remain. Specialised peatbog flora and fauna have been unable to thrive because of the area being too shaded and too dry. Recently conifers have been removed and also masses of rhododendrons have been cleared. Hundreds of peat and plastic dams have been installed to bring about the ‘sponge’ effect of the peat. At Foulshaw, the remains of a 15ft to 16ft wide prehistoric trackway has been uncovered. This is believed to have been constructed in the mid-Bronze Age to allow people to cross the once huge wetland. Trunks of ash and birch were laid side by side and supported on logs. Foulshaw Moss is open to the public. Nichols Moss, a really squelchy one, is only suitable for a hundred yards or so before you encounter pathless very wet moss. It is a delight to stand and look ahead but as there is no walkway do not continue. Pause just on its edge from where you might spot red deer. Meathop is a lovely walk but only for those with a permit from Cumbria Wildlife Trust or if you are a member. The parking is difficult. After the first short grassy track, follow a wider track, left, that winds round right by a pasture and into fine conifer woodland. Beyond this a wide walkway takes you out some distance into the moss, from where you will spot all sorts of interesting lowly plants. To visit Foulshaw Moss, on the A590, it is best to approach the entrance from the direction of Kendal. If coming from the opposite direction continue on past the entrance and make use of the Levens underpass to make a U-turn and approach from the north. This avoids trying to make a right turn across a narrow section of the busy A-road. The entrance is not signposted until you have turned off the road. The entrance turn, a cart track, lies just before a large layby on a narrow section of the A-road. Just beyond the turn, stands a huge sign saying ‘Dual carriageway a mile ahead’. To approach the entrance, drive the dual carriageway at Levens until it ends. Continue a short distance along the two-way road and begin to signal your left turn. Watch out for the large sign ahead. If you reach the layby you have gone too far.
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