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2025

December  
Two new webcams  
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July  
A couple of walks above Coniston  
A few Walks Near Grasmere  
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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• Two new webcams

We have a page where we have links to all the webcams we know about in the Lake District. Today we've added two new ones.

We have webcams page where you can find links to over twenty webcams around the Lake District so you can check the weather right now, which is handy for last minute walk planning.  read more ...


• A couple of walks above Coniston

Here are a couple of walks from Coniston you might like to try: a short walk with a tarn, and a longer wander over the Old Man of Coniston.

Here are a couple of walks from Coniston you might like to try. They both start from the car park above Coniston at the end of the Walna Scar public road - now a pay and display car park:

The Old Man of Coniston Trig Point
The Old Man of Coniston Trig Point
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• A few Walks Near Grasmere

Today we're looking at three of our walks starting in or near Grasmere village, rated by us as one, two and three "fells" in order of difficulty.

The small village of Grasmere located in the heart of the Lakes is an ideal base for walkers, with a wide variety of hills and surrounding countryside there is going to be something suitable for everyone. The lake of the same name - Grasmere, sometimes appended with Water or Lake to distinguish it from the village, lies just to the south.  read more ...


• 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 ...



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.