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BlencathraTim

@blencathratim.bsky.social
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'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. Lake District UK

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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
*17 Sept at Brantwood, Coniston* www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
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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.
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Saturday 22 August: RGS field visit to Skiddaw Forest* Free event but Booking Essential. Hope you can join us 👍 www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
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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.
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
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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stevetrotter1.bsky.social @stevetrotter1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This looks bad...
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Northwest Nature and History @nwnandh.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
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
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Excellent ‘garden day ‘#gardens #walks 😉 ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @suewilkinson.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @jenhenders.bsky.social @dougthegardener.bsky.social
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
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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Sue Wilkinson @suewilkinson.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
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"
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
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
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
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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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
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...
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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
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
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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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 11/04/2026
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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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
That’s great summit walk Mark @teamwalking.bsky.social 👍 A bit wintery today on Blencathra 🏔#snow ❄️
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
“Seven sorts of tree buds” Treasure magazine, 1965
Identification guide for very young readers. 7 budding twigs stand in a blue vase. The twigs include Willow, Beech and Hazel.
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
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
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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
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From the archive: Celebration of the first rock climber
On this day 100 years ago
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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
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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 26/03/2026
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
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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
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
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 ❄️🥶
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Blencathra with a dusting of #snow today #LakeDistrict ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts #Wainwrights @christownsend.bsky.social @fellranger.bsky.social @suewilkinson.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social @ghurford.bsky.social @thrivingplanet.bsky.social crisp careful walking weather ❄️🥶
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Looking forward to hearing Brian’s talk @groomb.bsky.social for MGS this afternoon in Manchester 👍
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Tristan’s signs of Spring extracted from his latest book 😀👍@naturalnavigator.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/d979...
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Spring’s secrets: a guide to spotting nature’s patterns and signs
March is finally here. Tristan Gooley maps out clues in the landscape we can all look for now
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Tristan’s signs of Spring extracted from his latest book 😀👍@naturalnavigator.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/d979...
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Spring’s secrets: a guide to spotting nature’s patterns and signs
March is finally here. Tristan Gooley maps out clues in the landscape we can all look for now
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
You could spend a lifetime looking at the #Archaeology of the ‘Temples of Angkor’ and I’m sure some do, deciphering the bas-reliefs alone.There are over 2000 Apsaras(heavenly nymphs)and note the detail of the crocodile devouring a man 😉✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @pastpreservers.bsky.social
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
For those who like #Archaeology the 12c Ta Prohm one of the temples of Angkor is very atmospheric.Often billed as ‘Where the Tomb Raider meets Indiana Jones’ 😉 ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @pastpreservers.bsky.social
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Off grid for a month..we’ve been in SE Asia, including the iconic Angkor Wat, Cambodia #TravelAddicts #Archaeology @pastpreservers.bsky.social @kpw1453.bsky.social
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/... @pavementgeology.bsky.social #TravelAddicts #Geology @amyjanebeer.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @pastpreservers.bsky.social @christownsend.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social
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Rock up to London: discovering stones and fossils from around the world on an urban geology tour
The city’s architecture travels through time and continents, incorporating everything from slabs of the Italian Alps to meteorites that hit southern Africa 2bn years ago
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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
A new video on the Roman Excavations at #Carlisle is now up on YouTube. If you saw the section on #diggingforbritain this adds to the information youtu.be/-K1idDEpPdI?...
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Uncovering Roman Carlisle Summer 2025
YouTube video by Roman History Walks
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 19/01/2026
Our growing understanding of how other animals also share skills and knowledge will help us chip away at the folly of human exceptionalism, say Philippa Brakes and Marc Bekoff.
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Why non-human culture should change how we see nature
Our growing understanding of how other animals also share skills and knowledge will help us chip away at the folly of human exceptionalism, say Philippa Brakes and Marc Bekoff
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
A striking #rainbow today
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Alan Leightley @ilovefridaysme.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Some lovely snowy conditions last week. Not many images are seen like this on the North Northumberland coast 😄 #northumberland #photography
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
A touch more snow today 🏔️
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
A reflective afternoon #LakeDistrict
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Blencathra dusting of #snow #LakeDistrict today A lovely crisp 🥶morning for walking ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts #Wainwrights
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Avoiding the snow #LakeDistrict ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts A quiet walk to Keswick and a busy one 😉 @christownsend.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social @pastpreservers.bsky.social @geopaula.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @amyjanebeer.bsky.social @ghurford.bsky.social @suewilkinson.bsky.social
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
The last drop of ☀️ today at Castlerigg #LakeDistrict ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @christownsend.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social @pastpreservers.bsky.social @geopaula.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @amyjanebeer.bsky.social @ghurford.bsky.social @suewilkinson.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy #NewYear from #LakeDistrict Friars Crag today ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @christownsend.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social @pastpreservers.bsky.social @geopaula.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @amyjanebeer.bsky.social @ghurford.bsky.social @suewilkinson.bsky.social
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Blencathra in the last of the winter sun today
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Happy #BoxingDay from #York today ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts @christownsend.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social @pastpreservers.bsky.social @geopaula.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social @amyjanebeer.bsky.social @ghurford.bsky.social early morning walking weather 😎
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
On Scout Scar #LakeDistrict today.One of the #Wainwright outlying fells✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts #Wainwrights @christownsend.bsky.social @fellranger.bsky.social @teamwalking.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social @ghurford.bsky.social good walking weather if above the clouds 😉
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BlencathraTim @blencathratim.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
On Latrigg #LakeDistrict today ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts #Wainwrights @christownsend.bsky.social @fellranger.bsky.social @teamwalking.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social @ghurford.bsky.social good walking weather if above the clouds 😉
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