Rain continues to disrupt our walks on the fells or in potentially muddy places so earlier this week we re-visited a walk we did earlier in the year, March to be precise.
Our walk starts next to the print works in Cummersdale, between Carlisle and Dalston.
All seemed as it was when we last visited until we came to the area behind the Pirelli Tyre factory where it looked as if some workmen had been very busy.
Thousands of tree saplings had been planted in the field between the factory and the river.
Shielded in a white plastic tube, to stop them being munched by critters, the young trees formed a sort of artwork against the dark green grass.
We both looked at each other and decided it would be impossible to check every one of them out.
It must have taken a good few days to plant the trees. Mum wondered if they were to stabilise the flood plain and to drink up some of the water.
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Looking just like sticks, dad could not work out what kind of trees they are. We will have to come back in the summer to see if we can see any young leaves.
Following the path alongside the back of the cemetery and up the rise towards Denton Holme you can really see how much work has been done in this area for flood defences.
A new wildlife pond has been created at the edge of the stream known as Fairy Beck and a new interpretation panel has been installed.
This panel tells of the rich wildlife in the area, where all the seats are and details of a 3.7km circular walk.
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The full walk sounds like a good idea if it is dry for a few weeks.
Water is cascading down the weir after all the recent rain. It looks quite a sight with the wall of water falling about a metre and it makes a bit of a noise.
When we visited back in March the water was clear and sparking white. Today, it was like the foam on top of a drink mum calls coffee.
All the flood defence workmen have left this area and it does look rather grand.
New boots
The bridge we saw in two parts now spans the river. It even can handle our dads weight.
Painted in a green grey colour the metal construction is wide enough for bikes and walkers to cross in safety in to the Bousteads Grassing area of the city from Denton Holme.
That is about all for our update today as it is starting to rain once more. Our return was a little bit quicker than our outward journey and we stayed reasonably clean.
Dad says he is going to buy some new trampling boots tomorrow so I think some long walks are on the cards to break them in.
Until next time
Buster and Charlie.