a massive invasion of Himalayan Balsam below Gategill Farm

getting down to pulling it up ..

.. in places higher than our heads

nearby are the kennels of the Blencathra Fell Pack

the clearance nearly completed - Gategill Fell and Hall's Fell behind

more balsam on the steep banks of the beck - I am happy to act as photographer for this lot!

an unusual tower in the bed of the beck associated with previous mining activity