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General Walking Discussion / Re: Spring lambs
« Last post by Percy on Today at 08:08:42 »Lots of lambs which looked a good few weeks old in fields on the coastal plain of Dumfries and Galloway last weekend.
Tough walk up High Raise following the ridge from Rydal, some very heavy rain with hard bits in it at times. Decided to retreat down the Wyth Byrn valley, found a surprisingly dry pitch amongst all the bog. And I got surprisingly close to a small herd of red deer hinds. Glad that I retreated as it absolutely poured this morning, a very wet walk out. I'll save the bogfest over Ullscarf, High Tove etc for drier weather!Ah, wondered what route you'd be taking. Very brave to attempt Ullscarf, High Tove, and on to Keswick given the current state of the ground. I headed for Newlands last weekend, and it was a delight to barely get my boots wet.
I’m assuming though that whilst footpaths (green dashed) are public rights of way and access to them is legally enforceable, paths (black dashed) don’t enjoy that right? Or does the fact that they appear on an OS map make a difference as opposed to being on Open Street map for instance?
Yup, the fields are full of 'em here in Warks. They look deliciousYou are right, but you can't buy them over here. I have eaten them abroad, where a leg is a one person portion and they are traditional Easter fare. They are best just before they are fully weaned.
Now there will always be people who, like with the sat nav think because there is a path shown they can plough on regardless, like the recent discussion about the steep path off Barf highlights. That’s how lorry’s get stuck under bridges and walkers fall off mountains.
But I like to think none of us here are in that category