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

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

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)
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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

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

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

Mountain weather forecast Latest mountain weather forecasts from the Met Office, for walkers and mountaineers. Check for wind, precipitation, temperature and any potential hazards.

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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That’s great summit walk Mark @teamwalking.bsky.social 👍 A bit wintery today on Blencathra 🏔#snow ❄️

Identification guide for very young readers. 7 budding twigs stand in a blue vase. The twigs include Willow, Beech and Hazel.

“Seven sorts of tree buds”

Treasure magazine, 1965

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

From the archive: Celebration of the first rock climber On this day 100 years ago

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

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

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

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

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

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 ❄️🥶

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 ❄️🥶

Looking forward to hearing Brian’s talk @groomb.bsky.social for MGS this afternoon in Manchester 👍

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

Tristan’s signs of Spring extracted from his latest book 😀👍@naturalnavigator.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/d979...

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

Tristan’s signs of Spring extracted from his latest book 😀👍@naturalnavigator.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/d979...

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

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

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

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

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

Uncovering Roman Carlisle Summer 2025 YouTube video by Roman History Walks

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

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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

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.

A striking #rainbow today

Some lovely snowy conditions last week. Not many images are seen like this on the North Northumberland coast 😄
#northumberland #photography

A touch more snow today 🏔️

A reflective afternoon #LakeDistrict

Blencathra dusting of #snow #LakeDistrict today A lovely crisp 🥶morning for walking ✈️🗺️ #TravelAddicts #Wainwrights