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2025

July  
Avoiding needing help  
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May  
Morecambe Bay Walk 2025  
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April  
It's Tick Time Again  
Think Before You Park  
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January  
Gauging Stations Update  
Hills Database Updated  
Top Ten Bagged Hills  

2024

December  
Bluesky joins Mastodon, Instagram and Facebook  
Christmas shopping  
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October  
20 Lake District Barns Rescued  
Doggy Rescue  
New Fell Top Assessors  
We've Closed our Twitter Account  
Kirkstone Pass closed  
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August  
Searchdogs Open Day  
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July  
A Busy Weekend  
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June  
Going camping? Make sure you're safe  
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April  
Herdy supports sheep safety this spring  
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March  
Piers Gill. Something has changed.  
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February  
Using our Mapping for Other Walks  

2023


• Avoiding needing help

We've been struck by some reports from Wasdale MRT about recent rescues they've undertaken. We have some thoughts.

We were reading, as we do, the most recent reports from the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team and there's a pattern in recent reports around Scafell Pike.  read more ...


• Morecambe Bay Walk 2025

On Saturday, 16th August you can join the Friends of the Lake District on this unique sponsored walk across the tidal sands of Morecambe Bay to raise money to protect Lake District landscapes.

On Saturday, 16th August you can join the Friends of the Lake District on this unique sponsored walk across the tidal sands of Morecambe Bay to raise money to protect Lake District landscapes.  read more ...


• It's Tick Time Again

It's the spring so the ticks are out again looking for a meal off you or your dog. We've already found two on ours.

It's the spring so the ticks are out again looking for a meal off you or your dog. Ticks are small, spider-like creatures that feed on the blood of animals, including people. The size of a tick varies, depending on the stage of its life cycle, gender, species and whether it has fed recently. Nymphs are about the size of a poppy seed, while adult ticks look more like tiny spiders.  read more ...


• Think Before You Park

Cumberland Council is reminding visitors to the area's scenic beauty spots -particularly around Stonethwaite and Wasdale - to park responsibly and with consideration for others.

Cumberland Council is reminding visitors to the area's scenic beauty spots -particularly around Stonethwaite and Wasdale - to park responsibly and with consideration for others.  read more ...


• Gauging Stations Update

We've been doing some work on the "water levels" overlay in our mapping app.

We have a "water levels" overlay in our GPS mapping app which shows you where various gauging stations, which record the water level in rivers, streams, and lakes, are located across Great Britain and lets you check the latest figures. This can be useful when planning walks, especially where you're going to have to cross a ford.  read more ...


• Hills Database Updated

We've just imported the latest version, 18.2, of the Database of British and Irish hills.

We've just imported the latest version of the Database of British and Irish hills. We were previously on version 18.0 and we're now on 18.2 which was released on 19th December.  read more ...



WalkLakes recognises that hill walking, or walking in the mountains, is an activity with a danger of personal injury or death.
Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.