The Mushroom marks the summit Wainwright chose for Scout Scar in his guidebook to the Outlying Fells of Lakeland. In fact, the true summit of Scout Scar is a short …
The Fairy Steps are shrouded in numerous legends, with one prevalent tale suggesting that if you manage to ascend or descend the steps without making contact with the sides, the …
The inscription on the stone in the cairn reads:
This Reserve
Commemorates
CANON G.A.K. HERVEY
1893-1967
Founder of the
Lake District Naturalists' Trust
Though the site area is now under a Special Scientific Interest tag as a Nature Reserve.
The Helm may be diminutive by Lakeland standards, rising to a modest 607 feet (185 m), but what it lacks in height it makes up for with character. This flat-topped …