BlencathraTim
@blencathratim.bsky.social
'Not all those who wander are lost' -often said in our campervan. Always a Geographer now a Trustee for Futureproof Cumbria (formerly CAfS). FRGS.All views are my own.
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The ‘original’ #Route66 #LakeDistrict originated as a prehistoric,path through northern England, used for over 12,000 years by hunter-gatherers, farmers, and traders.Formally designated as the A66 in the -1920s 😉 @pastpreservers.bsky.social @christownsend.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social
*17 Sept at Brantwood, Coniston* www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Historical artefacts taken north by Western explorers
A rare opportunity to hear more about several rare and unusual artefacts from the Society’s celebrated Polar collection.
www.rgs.org
September 1, 2026 at 10:06 AM
*17 Sept at Brantwood, Coniston* www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Saturday 22 August: RGS field visit to Skiddaw Forest* Free event but Booking Essential. Hope you can join us 👍
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
100 year vision: a visit to Skiddaw Forest
A guided tour of the ambitious nature recovery plans for Skiddaw Forest currently being implemented by Cumbria Wildlife Trust.
www.rgs.org
July 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Saturday 22 August: RGS field visit to Skiddaw Forest* Free event but Booking Essential. Hope you can join us 👍
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Not a bad for the summer #solstice #gardens #walks 😉 ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts Dumfries & Galloway Scotland 🏴 Torhouse Stone Circle spectacular Logan Gardens and Mull of Galloway @suewilkinson.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @jenhenders.bsky.social @dougthegardener.bsky.social
June 21, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Not a bad for the summer #solstice #gardens #walks 😉 ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts Dumfries & Galloway Scotland 🏴 Torhouse Stone Circle spectacular Logan Gardens and Mull of Galloway @suewilkinson.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @jenhenders.bsky.social @dougthegardener.bsky.social
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This looks bad...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We are raising the alarm because continuing observations of one of our most important components in the climate system are becoming unsustainable.
We are raising the alarm because continuing observations of one of our most important components in the climate system are becoming unsustainable.
Amoc collapse could change Europe’s climate 10x faster than expected. We aren’t ready
The system of ocean current that moves heat in the Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in regulating climate. Today’s monitoring of it may be discontinued
www.theguardian.com
June 15, 2026 at 6:51 AM
This looks bad...
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Found a largish colony of Common Bistort today, in the north of England its leaves would be mixed with nettles to make ‘ledge’ pudding, traditionally eaten at Lent
#Botany #wildflowers #Ecology
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#Botany #wildflowers #Ecology
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
May 20, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Found a largish colony of Common Bistort today, in the north of England its leaves would be mixed with nettles to make ‘ledge’ pudding, traditionally eaten at Lent
#Botany #wildflowers #Ecology
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#Botany #wildflowers #Ecology
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Excellent ‘garden day ‘ Dalemain Nr. Penrith #gardens #walks 😉 ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @suewilkinson.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @jenhenders.bsky.social @dougthegardener.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social
May 20, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Excellent ‘garden day ‘ Dalemain Nr. Penrith #gardens #walks 😉 ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @suewilkinson.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @jenhenders.bsky.social @dougthegardener.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social
Excellent ‘garden day ‘#gardens #walks 😉 ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @suewilkinson.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @jenhenders.bsky.social @dougthegardener.bsky.social
May 20, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Excellent ‘garden day ‘#gardens #walks 😉 ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @suewilkinson.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @jenhenders.bsky.social @dougthegardener.bsky.social
NT Sizergh Castle near Kendal . A good midpoint for a break between Manchester and Keswick #gardens #walks 😉 ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @suewilkinson.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @jenhenders.bsky.social @dougthegardener.bsky.social
May 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
NT Sizergh Castle near Kendal . A good midpoint for a break between Manchester and Keswick #gardens #walks 😉 ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @suewilkinson.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @jenhenders.bsky.social @dougthegardener.bsky.social
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Looks fab! Do you know the Ted Hughes/Sylvia Plath poems? His ('Top Withens') begins:
"Pioneer hope squared stones
And laid these roof slabs, and wore a way to them"
Hers ('Two views of Withens') begins:
"Above whorled, spindling gorse,
Sheepfoot-flattened grasses,
Stone wall and ridgepole rise"
"Pioneer hope squared stones
And laid these roof slabs, and wore a way to them"
Hers ('Two views of Withens') begins:
"Above whorled, spindling gorse,
Sheepfoot-flattened grasses,
Stone wall and ridgepole rise"
April 26, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Looks fab! Do you know the Ted Hughes/Sylvia Plath poems? His ('Top Withens') begins:
"Pioneer hope squared stones
And laid these roof slabs, and wore a way to them"
Hers ('Two views of Withens') begins:
"Above whorled, spindling gorse,
Sheepfoot-flattened grasses,
Stone wall and ridgepole rise"
"Pioneer hope squared stones
And laid these roof slabs, and wore a way to them"
Hers ('Two views of Withens') begins:
"Above whorled, spindling gorse,
Sheepfoot-flattened grasses,
Stone wall and ridgepole rise"
Enjoyable Wainwright Society walk in ‘Brontë country’..not quite Wuthering Heights but certainly a hot April day😎The imagined location is thought to be the ruined farmhouse Top Withens near Haworth @jenhenders.bsky.social @fellranger.bsky.social @suewilkinson.bsky.social @pastpreservers.bsky.social
April 26, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Enjoyable Wainwright Society walk in ‘Brontë country’..not quite Wuthering Heights but certainly a hot April day😎The imagined location is thought to be the ruined farmhouse Top Withens near Haworth @jenhenders.bsky.social @fellranger.bsky.social @suewilkinson.bsky.social @pastpreservers.bsky.social
Limestone Country walk with the Wainwright Society.Stainforth Force and the 17th c packhorse bridge. Smearsett Scar and images from the past. @pastpreservers.bsky.social @jenhenders.bsky.social @fellranger.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social @christownsend.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social
April 19, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Limestone Country walk with the Wainwright Society.Stainforth Force and the 17th c packhorse bridge. Smearsett Scar and images from the past. @pastpreservers.bsky.social @jenhenders.bsky.social @fellranger.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social @christownsend.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social
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More interesting genetic insights into the dwindling of the Neanderthals - with their population contracting during an ice age, rallying again, before they finally disappear (some having blended into the expanding modern human population)
apple.news/A4-udke2fSd2...
apple.news/A4-udke2fSd2...
Genetic clues tell the story of Neanderthals' decline — New Scientist
The Neanderthal population shrank during a cold spell around 75,000 years ago, and the loss of genetic diversity may have contributed to their eventual extinction
apple.news
April 19, 2026 at 7:41 AM
More interesting genetic insights into the dwindling of the Neanderthals - with their population contracting during an ice age, rallying again, before they finally disappear (some having blended into the expanding modern human population)
apple.news/A4-udke2fSd2...
apple.news/A4-udke2fSd2...
A #Spring walk today Lower Lune valley.Plenty of bluebells,garlic and wood anemones and accompanying bird songs..willow warblers,song thrush ,great tit and robins.Ingelborough is the peak in the distance 😉 ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @suewilkinson.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
April 14, 2026 at 2:48 PM
A #Spring walk today Lower Lune valley.Plenty of bluebells,garlic and wood anemones and accompanying bird songs..willow warblers,song thrush ,great tit and robins.Ingelborough is the peak in the distance 😉 ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @suewilkinson.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Pleasant #Spring walk today along the Lancaster Canal …bluebells out 👍✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @dougthegardener.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @suewilkinson.bsky.social @amyjanebeer.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social @ghurford.bsky.social @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social
April 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Pleasant #Spring walk today along the Lancaster Canal …bluebells out 👍✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @dougthegardener.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @suewilkinson.bsky.social @amyjanebeer.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social @ghurford.bsky.social @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social
First visit up the Glenderaterra valley #LakeDistrict since I retired from the @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social 2022 and 21 years since I went up with a school group 2005 ! Tempus fugit 😆 @bobdigby.bsky.social @ghurford.bsky.social @suewilkinson.bsky.social @sarahwhild.bsky.social @fellranger.bsky.social
April 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM
First visit up the Glenderaterra valley #LakeDistrict since I retired from the @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social 2022 and 21 years since I went up with a school group 2005 ! Tempus fugit 😆 @bobdigby.bsky.social @ghurford.bsky.social @suewilkinson.bsky.social @sarahwhild.bsky.social @fellranger.bsky.social
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With a blustery weekend on the cards... did you know we have specific mountain forecasts to help you plan a safe visit🏔️
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Mountain weather forecast
Latest mountain weather forecasts from the Met Office, for walkers and mountaineers. Check for wind, precipitation, temperature and any potential hazards.
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April 11, 2026 at 7:00 AM
With a blustery weekend on the cards... did you know we have specific mountain forecasts to help you plan a safe visit🏔️
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That’s great summit walk Mark @teamwalking.bsky.social 👍 A bit wintery today on Blencathra 🏔#snow ❄️
April 11, 2026 at 8:41 AM
That’s great summit walk Mark @teamwalking.bsky.social 👍 A bit wintery today on Blencathra 🏔#snow ❄️
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“Seven sorts of tree buds”
Treasure magazine, 1965
Treasure magazine, 1965
April 11, 2026 at 7:36 AM
“Seven sorts of tree buds”
Treasure magazine, 1965
Treasure magazine, 1965
The ‘original’ #Route66 #LakeDistrict originated as a prehistoric,path through northern England, used for over 12,000 years by hunter-gatherers, farmers, and traders.Formally designated as the A66 in the -1920s 😉 @pastpreservers.bsky.social @christownsend.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social
April 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The ‘original’ #Route66 #LakeDistrict originated as a prehistoric,path through northern England, used for over 12,000 years by hunter-gatherers, farmers, and traders.Formally designated as the A66 in the -1920s 😉 @pastpreservers.bsky.social @christownsend.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social
Climbing Sergeant’s Crag Gully 1920’s #LakeDistrict www.thetimes.com/article/217c... @johnmanningpct.bsky.social @groomb.bsky.social @suewilkinson.bsky.social @ghurford.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social @fellranger.bsky.social
From the archive: Celebration of the first rock climber
On this day 100 years ago
www.thetimes.com
April 3, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Holehird garden today #Spring #LakeDistrict ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @dougthegardener.bsky.social @fellranger.bsky.social @suewilkinson.bsky.social @amyjanebeer.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social @ghurford.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social
March 31, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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1st century AD building stone inscribed with the name of the 20th Legion from Maryport Roman Fort in Cumbria. Part of the collections at Senhouse Roman Museum in Maryport. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanBritain #Maryport
March 31, 2026 at 6:09 AM
1st century AD building stone inscribed with the name of the 20th Legion from Maryport Roman Fort in Cumbria. Part of the collections at Senhouse Roman Museum in Maryport. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanBritain #Maryport
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When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative – now physicists have finally elucidated how these different charges are determined
The mystery of how volcanic lightning happens has been solved
When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative – now physicists have finally elucidated how these different charges are determined
www.newscientist.com
March 26, 2026 at 8:28 AM
When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative – now physicists have finally elucidated how these different charges are determined
A light dusting of #snow today on Blencathra #LakeDistrict ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts #Wainwrights @christownsend.bsky.social @fellranger.bsky.social @suewilkinson.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social @ghurford.bsky.social @thrivingplanet.bsky.social cold walking weather ❄️🥶
March 25, 2026 at 7:55 AM
A light dusting of #snow today on Blencathra #LakeDistrict ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts #Wainwrights @christownsend.bsky.social @fellranger.bsky.social @suewilkinson.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social @ghurford.bsky.social @thrivingplanet.bsky.social cold walking weather ❄️🥶