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Capontree monument and a visit to Brampton, Cumbria
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September 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Today was one of those occasions where we ended up going to Brampton about 10 miles from the city, in search of the Capontree monument.
On the lookout for snakes and fruit
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August 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Our destination is the Finlandrigg nature reserve just outside of Carlisle. The venue was chosen as it has been a while since we have been, we know that it should be reasonably clean and it should be full of sniffs.
Dirty Beastie – by Wahl
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August 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A bottle of bright orange gloop arrived in the bathroom this week. Written on the clear plastic bottle in big letters was the phrase ‘Dirty Beastie’. This sort of hinted it maybe for us.
Mabie Forest – Dumfries, Scotland
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June 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Heading north for our expedition yesterday we arrived at a new place called Mabie Forest. Situated just outside Dumfries in Southern Scotland, Mabie Forest has been run by the Forestry Commission since 1943. It took a little time to find as it is not signposted from Dumfries town centre or the A75. It also didn’t [...]
Playing in the sand at St Bees
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March 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Dad seems to be going further today in the car than we have done on recent walks but in the air is a familiar scent that seems to be getting stronger as we approach a place called Whitehaven. Looking through the window in the back of the car we see the sea to our right [...]
Rain affects crops & stops our walks
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September 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
When will the rain ever stop and we can get out for a good long walk? Over the last several days we must have had many centimeters of rain and we are now starting to get bored of it. Running around and sulking is all we seem to be doing recently and it is also very [...]
Silloth RNLI lifeboat launched
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August 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Never believe the weather forecast, for today it suggested that it was going to rain just after lunch and as yet, not a drop of liquid sunshine. Overnight it rained very hard, so most walks through the woods or forests were ruled out as mum didn’t want us to get too dirty, so we decided [...]
Caldbeck, John Peel and a bobbin mill called The Howk
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August 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Caldbeck in North Cumbria was our destination earlier this week as we once again went on our adventures. This small village is situated midway between Carlisle and Keswick, around 12miles from each. One claim to fame for this area is the erection of the new television transmitter mast on a nearby fell. This mast is [...]
Carlisle flood defence art tiles
Over the last few months we have been spotting on our walks a number of painted tiles built into the new Carlisle flood defences.