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https://consult.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/climate-and-environment/nature-in-cumbria-your-chance-to-help-write-a-stra/

"We want to know what you think about nature and wildlife in your local area. What are your favourite places? How do you like to spend time in nature? And what birds, animals, and insects do you love to see? By letting us know what is important to you, you’ll be helping to develop plans to make more space for nature in Cumbria, and we’ll share your priorities and ideas with the organisations who look after local green spaces, nature reserves, and the countryside."

It's a fairly short survey.
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And I’m back in the glorious Lakes for the first time this year! In Keswick once again for six whole days of solo walking. Weather allowing, I have a great plan of walks for my time here - hoping to make the most of the just released summer bus timetable to access some new parts of the Lakes for me.
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Scotland / Re: Southern Cairngorms for Easter
« Last post by vizzavona on Today at 07:32:16 »
Hello,  I am surprised that a new path was needed up to Carn Liath since the one that I used away back was a reasonable path that could be seen from the A9?   I don't recall any trail to reach Chlamain well, when coming down from the Munro, must be fairly recent and of course fifty years or so is a long time even in hill terrain. :)  The odd think about the only time that I went out to the Tarf Hotel was the lack of any sort of trail. I guess there may have been one under the snow cover and as I have looked up now on the PC that there is quite a long history of the usage of the several buildings that have graced that site.
As my wee logbook reminds me of several visits over the many years have been made to the area around the Tilt. From the Loch Moraig below the path to Carn Liath I have reached the Corbett Ben Vuirich and I just had to connect,  all three of the hills of the Beinn a' Ghlo range during another visit, dropping down from Airgiod Bheinn to return to parking near Loch Moraig.
With the off road bike over the years starting from home to get over the Minigaig pass using the estate track from Glen Feshie the round trip involved Glen Tilt, Bynack Lodge ruin, The Geldie path over to a descent into Glen Feshie  to get back home. On a warm summer evening after work I pedalled up Glen Tilt, left the bike close to the Tarf bridge, then over on a path to Fealar Lodge to reach a happy group of D of E folks for see if all was going well. They young folks were all fine and had a grand time talking with the estate folks who lived there. For me a fine wee run back down the Glen into the setting sun.
It has always been a pleasure to be in the area.
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In the "good old days", I was given a map of Dartmoor so old even the paths on that had disappeared and I ended coming across a reservoir that had been built and filled since my map was published. Up until then I thought OS maps were the Bible when it came to finding my way around.  Since then I have discovered parts of them are actually speculative fiction, especially when it comes the PROW.  Heck, I have lost whole woods before now - once upon a time that sort of thing would have worried me.
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Gear / Re: Selling?
« Last post by Teddy on Yesterday at 14:30:39 »
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For sale.  
Hanwag Tatra II boots. Size 10.5 Uk, standard width.
Excellent and have had little use. Sadly I needed a wider fit boot so these have to go. They have been Nikwaxed so do not have the nubuck finish they came with. NOT Goretex lined, leather lined throughout.

 
I will post in the UK for the total price of £90.
Collect by arrangement, cost is £80. (Kendal, Cumbria)

 
Payment by paypal preferred but can be discussed to protect both parties.
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Gear / Re: Selling?
« Last post by Teddy on Yesterday at 14:23:16 »
Got it! Thanks.
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Gear / Re: Selling?
« Last post by Kilo Romeo on Yesterday at 14:22:29 »
I think this is the thread that you need.


https://www.walkingforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=41283.0
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Scotland / Re: Southern Cairngorms for Easter
« Last post by snaderson on Yesterday at 14:07:46 »
Sounds like quite an epic vizzavona! I believe there's quite a fancy new path up from Loch Morag to Carn Liath now, and a "bulldozed" track (according to Walk Highlands) to Carn a Chlamain (ugh).
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Scotland / Re: Southern Cairngorms for Easter
« Last post by vizzavona on Yesterday at 13:36:23 »
So long ago that it needed the subject of Southern Cairngorms to get me searching in my old logbook. :)
In December 1973 during the time of a three day week to conserve energy I headed into Glen Tilt on a wintery day to get to the two big hills in the Carn nan Gabher/Beinn a' Ghlo group having been to the more easily reached Carn Liath on an earlier occasion. For the next day to reach Carn a'Chlamain I headed down to a bridge crossing of the frozen river Tilt and headed out and upwards to get on a trail out to the River Tarf and used this as a handrail in the dark to get to the Tarf Bothy/Tarf Hotel ;)  for the night. Quite a lonely place to be with the wind howling around the building.
I recall going to the wrong entrance at first and quickly realised that there were no floorboards in the room.
Carn a'Chlamain visited on the following day. Very quiet on the hills with no other walkers around at the time.
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