a massive invasion of Himalayan Balsam below Gategill Farm
a Lake District Volunteers work party clearing the invasive weed Himalayan Balsam near Threlkeld
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
my goal this year to climb the 71 Cumbrian Marilyns
revisit yesterday's pictures of Whin Rigg and Illgill Head
.. other recent pictures
.... 2008 pictures
.... 2007 pictures
.... 2006 pictures
... check out my cross reference list of Wainwright's Lakeland Fells
pictures taken with a Canon Digital Ixus 750 camera which has a StitchAssist mode for easy panoramas
you are welcome to copy and use these pictures but please credit the photographer - Ann Bowker
- or better still include a link to my homepage mad about mountains
another selection of recent pictures can be found at Tony Richards' Lakeland CAM
. more at LoweswaterCam
.. and yet more at Leaney's Lakeland Fells
... or visit the other end of England at Cornwall CAM
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