Buttermere Red Pike reaches the summit via Scale Force,

This alternative ascent of Buttermere Red Pike reaches the summit via Scale Force, the tallest waterfall in the Lake District

Walk to Brackenthwaite Hows

This short walk takes us onto Brackenthwaite Hows, once a famous viewpoint known as being one of the best places to view the Buttermere Fells from

Skelton Castle

Skelton Castle was probably a very large fortress, but it was destroyed late in the eighteenth century, and little is known about its original layout

Great Bear Forest, Canada

We move a bit further afield today, with an article on the Great Bear Forest of Canada and a picture gallery for Canada.

Old Man of Coniston from the Duddon Valley

This week we add our fiftieth walk in the Lakes, climbing the Old Man of Coniston from the Duddon Valley via Great Carrs and Swirl How. We also open a picture gallery dedicated to the Duddon Valley.

Caldbeck and Hesket Newmarket

This week we add articles on Caldbeck and Hesket Newmarket, two villages close to the northern edge of the Lake District.

Castleton Castle

Very little remains of the castle that gave Castleton its name

Grey Squirrel

The grey squirrel is a common sight in most areas of the UK but is not a native animal.

The Acrostic

Today we expand our poetry section with an introduction to the Acrostic and our first example of the genre, Pow Hill Bog.

Ladhill Gill from the northern end of Hawnby Hill

Today we add our fiftieth walk on the North York Moors, around Ladhill Gill from the northern end of Hawnby Hill

Muntjac deer

The Muntjac deer also known as the barking deer due to sound they often make in the wild is the smallest of the British deer species but it is not a native

Two walks on the Calder

Today we add two short walks - one from Calder Bridge up to Calder Abbey and the second along the Calder and onto Abbey Flatts.

Sparrow Hawk

The Sparrow Hawk is one of the most common UK birds of prey with around 40,000 breeding pairs

Waterfalls near Goathland

Today we look at three of the waterfalls around Goathland, with instructions on how to reach them.

Walk in upper Eskdale and Calder picture gallery

Next is a short walk in upper Eskdale, from the foot of Hard Knott pass to Lingcove Bridge and a new picture gallery for the Calder Valley

Our next walk starts with the popular ascent of Cat Bells, but then continues on to Maiden Moor and High Spy

Photo Gallery for Eskdale

This week we open a photo gallery for Eskdale in the Lake District.

Sigston Castle and Harlsey Castle

At Yorkshiremoors.co.uk we add articles on Sigston Castle and Harlsey Castle, two minor late medieval castles on the western edge of the moors.

Walk up Lank Rigg

At Knowledge.me.uk we add a rather different walk, up lonely Lank Rigg overlooking the Calder Valley in the western Lake District

Walk up Rannerdale Knotts

At Storm-crow.co.uk we add a walk up Rannerdale Knotts, overlooking Crummock Water

Thor's Cave

Today we add an article on Thor's Cave in the Manifold Valley, and a picture gallery for Thor's Cave

American Mink

The American Mink is a harmful invasive species which has decimated local populations of birds, fish and water voles in areas of the UK

Short walk up Irton Pike

Today we add a short walk up Irton Pike, the western end of the ridge of high ground to the south of Wastwater

Walk - Loweswater Fells

Our next walk takes us up the northern Loweswater Fells, visiting all of the main summits, including Fellbarrow, Low Fell and Darling Fell. We also add a picture gallery for Loweswater

Walk in Miterdale

This week we add a walk in Miterdale and a picture gallery dedicated to Miterdale

Wetherlam from Coniston

Our next walk takes us up Wetherlam from Coniston via Levers Water

The Walrus

The Walrus is an large marine mammal easily identified by its large tusks and long whiskers

Walk: Southern shores of Loweswater

This week we add a walk that explores the southern shores of Loweswater, from Holme Wood to High Nook Tarn and the edge of the West Cumbrian plains

Rosedale

Rosedale is one of the largest and most impressive valleys in the North York Moors, and the only one of the central dales (Rosedale, Farndale, Bransdale and Bilsdale) to contain a sizable village, Rosedale Abbey

Mountain Hare

The Mountain Hare is the only Hare native to Britian, having been here since the last Ice Age.

Mount Grace Priory - main article

Mount Grace Priory is the best preserved Carthusian Priory in England, and well worth a visit, sitting on the western edge of the North York Moors

Edible Dormouse

This week at Storm-crow we look at the Edible Dormouse, which was probably introduced into Britain in 1902

Across Cow Green Again

This week we post Across Cow Green Again, a poem by Grace Gant that follows on from Across Cow Green

Wasdale Red Pike and Scoat Fell

Our next walk on Knowledge.me.uk takes us up Wasdale Red Pike and Scoat Fell from the shores of Wast Water, returning via one of the quieter valleys that run off the northern banks of the lake

Brund Fell from Watendlath

Storm-crow's next walk takes us up Brund Fell from Watendlath. We also add a small picture gallery for Watendlath

Scafell Pike via the Corridor Route

The 40th walk in the Lakes at knowledge.me.uk takes us up Scafell Pike via the Corridor Route, and is now my favourite way up the mountain, visiting an entirely unexpected landscape above Wasdale but below the crags.

Mount Grace Priory

Our newest walk at Yorkshiremoors.co.uk takes us from Osmotherley to Mount Grace Priory, a walk best suited to National Trust members or to anybody already intending to go to the Priory

Desert Survival

We add a new article on Desert Survival to Storm-crow.co.uk

Joseph Foord

Joseph Foord (1714-1788) was a farmer, surveyor and engineer, born in Fadmoor on the Tabular Hills, and who is best known for constructing a series of water races that brought fresh water into a series of dry villages on the limestone hills.

Grey long eared bat

Although very similar to the brown long eared bat the grey long eared bat is one of the rarest of British bats. Thought to be a different form of brown long eared bat it was classified a separate species in central Europe in 1960

Ascent of Whinlatter

Our next walk in the Lakes takes us up Whinlatter from the Forestry centre.

Picture gallery: The Lake District in Winter

This week we add a picture gallery devoted to the Lake District in Winter, showing some of our pictures taken during the recent 'big freeze'

Green Woodpecker

The Green Woodpecker is a fairly well known bird in most areas of the UK and the largest of the three resident Woodpeckers in Britain

Roseberry Topic

This week at Yorkshiremoors.co.uk we add an article and picture gallery for Roseberry Topping

Great Gable via the north-west ridge

Our 38th walk in the Lakes is an ascent of Great Gable from Wasdale via the north-west ridge.

The Skomer Vole

The Skomer Vole is a sub species of the Bank vole and is unique among British Voles in that it lives on an offshore Island, in this case the Island of Skomer in Pembrokeshire, Wales

Mosedale Horseshoe missing Dore Head

Our 37th walk in the Lakes takes us around the Mosedale Horseshoe while avoiding the nasty scramble to Dore Head

Scafell from Wasdale on quiet paths

At www.knowledge.me.uk our 36th walk in the Lakes takes us up Scafell from Wasdale on quiet paths

West Ayton and East Ayton

At Yorkshiremoors.co.uk we start 2010 with articles on West Ayton and East Ayton and a map of the two villages in 1914

Hoary Bat

The Hoary bat is also known as the hairy tailed bat is mainly a North American bat where it is the largest bat species native to Canada, but it an occasional visitor to the UK