Wednesday 28 July 2010

Caldbeck Common

Driving over Caldbeck common to visit a friend (and return her mega carpet cleaner), I had a sudden urge to explore the area a bit more. We have walked around here many times on our hols, and since moving, have spent much time on the eastern side of the common. An idea for a walk was whizzing round my head.
This morning, we drove and parked at Fellside and headed up Dale Beck toward Roughton Gill.



These commons were once big mineral mining areas, evidence of the workings are all around. This is Roughton Gill mine which was abandoned in 1894. More info is available here



At the head of the valley we cross Roughton gill and walk back down the other side, back to Fellside.

Wide open spaces. Wheatear and Curlew flying around, a small snake-like thing (probably a slow worm, but not my speciality and only saw part of it) and plenty of sheep. Other than that we didn't see a soul.
That is why we are here.

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  1. BilboWaggins31 July 2010 at 11:10

    Love it around Caldbeck/Uldale commons, wild, unspoilt, not somewhere you want to be in a blizzard but the rest of the time it is glorious. Definitely somewhere you can find peace & quiet in the Lake District during August!

    PS: the cake never made it to the freezer but it IS making it down to our tummies in greedy-sized portions! thank you

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  2. Country Bumpkin1 August 2010 at 21:45

    You can find peace and quiet here in August too Bilbo . You can find more cake here too most months (especially if I know you are coming). Glad you enjoyed it, thanks again for the loan of RB.

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