Autumn half-term is always busy in the Lakes, and this week the autumn colour was great – golden leaves on the trees and some dramatic skies. We always get a bit of rain too, but that’s about right for the Lakes and if you wrap up warm, you can stll get yourself out and about. …
Well, it’s been a ‘mixed’ summer. But here in the Lakes we are used to all kinds of weather, and we did have some wonderful, hot summer days, though August has felt distinctly like autumn had already arrived! There were summer days which were lovely and warm when a swim in the lake beckoned – …
At last the days are lengthening, the temperatures rising and the buds and blossom are everywhere. Bird song starts early to welcome in the day and the Lakes are warming up into the summer. May gives us the amazing spectacle of carpets of bluebells and blossom everywhere, and the summer is a joy – …
One of our most beautiful native flowers, bluebells, are in flower during May here in the Lakes, and at this time of year you’ll begin to spot the gorgeous blue or purple haze spreading like wildfire around our woodlands and hillsides. Here’s a few facts about the lovely blooms, thanks to our friends at Cumbria …
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