WalkLakes Blog
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09/08/18
• Hills Database Updated
We've just imported the latest version of the Database of British and Irish hills. 45 were added including Lease Knott in the Lakes and there's also lots of other changes, mostly minor.
We've just imported the latest version of the Database of British and Irish hills which adds another four British hills to our database. We were previously on version 16 and we're now on 16.1 which was released on 3rd August 2018. read more ... |
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06/08/18
• New Release of Map Tiles Now Live
Today we've released a new set of map tiles with the usual incremental changes plus some tweaks to zoom 6.
We've just put online a new release of our map tiles. We do new releases regularly, not least to pick up any changes in the data coming from OpenStreetMap and the latest updates from Ordnance Survey's OS VectorMap District. read more ... |
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22/07/18
• Beware Blue Green Algae
Blue Green Algae remains present in four Lake District locations.
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18/07/18
• Great Cumbrian Landscapes
If you're here in the week beginning Saturday, 4th August then the Friends of the Lake District have some great free activities for you to try. But you need to book so do it now if you're interested.
Great landscapes offer endless opportunities for physical, spiritual and mental well-being. They have been the inspiration for artists, poets and adventurers down the centuries. They also offer up to us the fundamental stuff of life: water, oxygen, fuel, soil to grow food and a place to live for humans, wildlife and nature. But they are also under threat and, in our busy lives, we can take for granted the true beauty and importance of what is above, below and all around us. read more ... |
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A guest post from Rachel Damms, Fundraising Officer with the Friends of the Lake District.
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So far this summer, the Environment Agency has confirmed that Blue Green Algae is present in four Cumbrian locations. Windermere, Ullswater, Coniston Water and Killington Reservoir have all tested positive for the Algae (cyanobacteria), posing a risk to the health of people and animals.