WalkLakes Blog
2024 | |||
| October | |||
| 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 | |||
| November | |||
| Winter - Time to check your gear | |||
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| September | |||
| Hills Database Updated | |||
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| August | |||
| Being Prepared | |||
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| July | |||
| Leave Only Pawprints | |||
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| June | |||
| Mountain Rescue Box ransacked | |||
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20/05/18
• Windermere Ferry Closed
The vehicle ferry across Windermere will be closed on 21st May and 22nd May from 6pm to 6am
Advanced warning that the ever popular vehicle ferry across Windermere will be closed on 21st May and 22nd May from 6pm to 6am. read more ... |
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26/04/18
• 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
If you use the Internet to do things, and who doesn't now, then you're probably starting to become aware that "something" is afoot as businesses suddenly seem to be contacting you about the data which they hold about you. read more ... |
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27/05/17
• Classifying Hills
A new Munro was discovered this week ... or was it?
There was some news this week that, to quote The Scotsman, "Scotland could be getting a new Munro". This made us smile as it's unlikely, even though the hill Mullach nan Coirean East Top which lies between Kinlochleven and Fort William has been re-measured and it's been found that rather than being |
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14/04/17
• We've Improved Our Walk Maps
We have just release a major upgrade to our WayMaps tiles which, for example, adds relief shading.
We have just release a major upgrade to our WayMaps tiles and the supporting mapping application. To remind you the WayMaps tiles are used for: read more ... |
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12/04/17
• Stay Safe and Enjoy the Fells
The Lake District Search And Mountain Rescue Association have updated their leaflet "Stay Safe and Enjoy the Fells" - make sure you have a copy.
Cicerone Press have helped the Lake District Search And Mountain Rescue Association (LDSAMRA) to update their leaflet Stay Safe and Enjoy the Fells (Adobe PDF, 869KB). read more ... |
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31/03/17
• We've Improved Our Walk Profiles
We've upgraded all our walk profiles to make them clearer and easier to read.
If you use our site either to plan you own walks or to go on one of our walks then you will be aware of the walk "profiles" we generate. A profile is a graph of height versus distance along the walk (or track or route if you're using our GPS Mapping application) and it's useful for getting a feel for the sort of walk it is. Does it go up and down, or does it go up, and down a bit, and up some more. That sort of thing. read more ... |
Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.