Paul Oldham

Paul is a co-founder of WalkLakes. His parents were cub and scout leaders so he's been hiking since he could walk. Having a mathematical mind maps hold a particular fascination for him and as well as developing this site he wrote our mapping application. He's also a keen photographer and has now deserted his SLR for a Sony α7II compact system camera and an ever increasing collection of lenses.

Recent blog posts by Paul Oldham:

• GDPR is Approaching Fast
  The EU's General Data Protection Regulation comes into force in a month and we've been working hard to prepare for it
• Help restore the Keswick to Threlkeld Path
  The path from Keswick to Threlkeld along the old railway line was badly damaged by Storm Desmond. You can help restore it.
• Walking the High Fells
  There is still snow on the high fells like Helvellyn and Scafell Pike with more forecast. These are not conditions for inexperienced walkers.
• Retrospective Geotagging
  If your camera doesn't have a built in GPS you can geotag your photos afterwards if you've got a GPS track handy.
• New Tiles on our GPS Mapping Application
  We've added a new source of aerial photography tiles to our GPX mapping application.
• Thirlmere Zip Wire Application Withdrawn
  The proposal to string eight zip wires over Thirlmere has been withdrawn!
• Wild Camping in the Lake District
  We had an email today from someone asking us about wild camping in the Lake District and whether it was legal. It's an interesting question.
• Britain's Favourite Walks: Top 100
  Last night Julia Bradbury and Ore Oduba presented a show "Britain's Favourite Walks: Top 100" on ITV. Walks in the Lake District took five of the top ten slots including number 1.
• More on the Thirlmere Zip Wires
  News of the latest developments on the proposal to string eight zip wires over Thirlmere.
• Hills Database Updated
  We've just imported the latest version of the Database of British and Irish hills which adds another 212 hills to our database and a new classification of Dodd.