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13 May 2012: A more challenging walk, this takes us up Scafell Pike from Wasdale via Sty Head, Sprinkling Tarn and Esk Hause. We also add a picture gallery for the Scafell Range. 3 March 2012: This is one of the classic shorter walks in the Lake District, visiting Castle Crag, a minor peak, but in a fantastic location at the mouth of Borrowdale, and with views deep into the valley and along Derwent Water towards Keswick. 4 February 2012: This walk takes us to the summit of the Old Man of Coniston from Coniston village, but avoids the standard tourist routes. Instead we go via Goat's Hause and Goat's Water, and return via Dow Crag, giving us two great summits on a single walk. 15 January 2012: This is a short walk that begins with a trip on the Coniston ferry, before returning around the northern shore of the Coniston Water.. 8 January 2012: This walk takes us to Latterbarrow, an excellent viewpoint for the northern part of the Windermere, starting from the pretty village of Hawkshead. 31 December 2011:This medium length walk from the Forestry Commission centre at Grizedale takes us out of the trees onto an area of unplanted moorland, before visiting Top o'Selside, a rare example of an unplanted fell in this area, and a great viewpoint. 11 December 2011: Wicca is a pagan faith, sometimes termed a neopagan faith as although it contains many links to ancient rituals much of the practice has much more modern roots. 20 November 2011: This delightful shorter walk takes us onto the low ridge of Muncaster Fell, at the entrance to Esk Dale. 23 October 2011: The circuit of Buttermere is one of the best low-level walks in the Lake District, and perhaps the best circuit of any of the lakes, combining some breathtaking mountain scenery with a comparatively short walk. 24 September 2011: This week we open a picture gallery devoted to the Grizzly Bear 17 September 2011: Our next walk in the Peak District takes us into the less familiar upper reaches of the Dover Valley, above Hartington. 14 August 2011: The awe inspiring Grizzly Bear is one of the largest and most powerful land carnivores in the world. 31 July 2011: Our third walk for 2011 is an ascent of Cat Bells from the side, avoiding the busy tourist path. 10 July 2011: The Orkney Vole is a sub species of the common vole which is unique to the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland. 15 June 2011: The European Hare is also known as the Brown Hare or Eastern Jackrabbit in the USA and is a native species to Europe and Western Asia. 24 April 2011: After a long gap than expected our second walk for 2011 takes us up Glaramara from Seatoller in the Borrowdale Valley. 26 March 2011: The Brown rat is one of the most common mammals on the planet. It is also known as the common rat, sewer rat, Norway rat (although this is misnomer as the rat didn't evolve in Norway), wharf rat and the Hanover rat. 26 March 2011: The Brown rat is one of the most common mammals on the planet. It is also known as the common rat, sewer rat, Norway rat (although this is misnomer as the rat didn't evolve in Norway), wharf rat and the Hanover rat. 27 February 2011: The Sika Deer also known as the spotted or Japanese Deer is an introduced species in the UK. 29 January 2011: Effects of Heat and Cold on the Human Body: A look at the effects of Heat and Cold, from heat stroke to hypothermia. 22 January 2011: Today we open a picture gallery for Borrowdale 9 January 2011: We start 2011 with our eleventh walk, a low level walk in Eskdale 4 December 2010: We move a bit further afield today, with an article on the Great Bear Forest of Canada and a picture gallery for Canada. 13 November 2010: The grey squirrel is a common sight in most areas of the UK but is not a native animal. 16 October 2010: 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 18 September 2010: The Sparrow Hawk is one of the most common UK birds of prey with around 40,000 breeding pairs 29 August 2010: This week we open a photo gallery for Eskdale in the Lake District. 22 August 2010: Walk ten takes us up Rannerdale Knotts, a great viewpoint on the edge of Crummock Water looking towards the Buttermere Valley. 8 August 2010: Thor's cave is a well known and impressive sight in the Manifold valley of Derbyshire. It is an eerie sight and often mist covered with the rocky hill it resides in having been likened to a giant fang. We also add a small gallery of pictures of Thor's Cave. 1 August 2010: The American Mink is a harmful invasive species which has decimated local populations of birds, fish and water voles in areas of the UK 11 July 2010: This week we add a Walk in Miterdale in the western Lakes, and a picture gallery for Miterdale. 3 July 2010: The Walrus is an large marine mammal easily identified by its large tusks and long whiskers 26 June 2010: The Mountain Hare is the UK’s only native hare having been present since the last ice age 9 May 2010: This week we look at the Edible Dormouse, which was probably introduced into Britain in 1902. 18 April 2010: Our eighth walk takes us up Brund Fell from Watendlath, an isolated side valley off Borrowdale. 3 April 2010: We continue our series of survival articles with a look at Desert Survival 20 February 2010: 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 6 February 2010: 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 23 January 2010: 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 9 January 2010: 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 5 December 2009: After a long gap we return with our seventh walk, in the Langdale Pikes. 21 November 2009: The European Pine Marten also known as the Pineten is an attractive but increasingly rare member of the mustelid family of animals 1 November 2009: The Honey Buzzard is a striking summer visitor to the UK 3 October 2009: The British water vole is the largest of the Vole family found in the UK with adults reaching 22cm in length not including tail and weighing up to 300g 5 September 2009: The Black Rat is one of the most notorious of all animals, blamed for the Black Death 22 August 2009: A look at the Common Pheasant 1 August 2009: What to look for in a lightweight tent 18 July 2009: The Red Deer is one of the largest wild animals in the UK and our largest deer being one of only two species native to the UK 4 July 2009: Our first article on bats looks at the Barbastelle Bat (Barbastella barbastellus). 9 May 2009: The Stoat is a small carnivore closely related to the smaller Weasel 19 April 2009: Today we look at the Europeon Mole 4 April 2009: Our second insect is the Red Tailed Bumble Bee 21 March 2009: Our first insect is the European Hornet. 15 March 2009: We move on to amphibians with a look at the Common Frog 28 February 2009: We complete our series of articles on British reptiles with the Common Lizard and the Slow Worm. 14 February 2009: We continue our look at British animals with the Smooth Snake and the Grass Snake 31 January 2009: We add a list of British Animals and an article on the Sand Lizard 17 January 2009: The Grey Heron is one of the most distinctive birds commonly seen in Britain. We also add a picture gallery for the Grey Heron. 30 October 2008: The Canada Goose is a common visitor to Britain, the Grey Phalarope much rarer. 27 July 2008: We add articles on the Woodcock and the Barn Owl, and open a Barn Owl picture gallery 12 July 2008: Walk five takes us through Whinlatter Forest 5 July 2008: Walk four is an ascent of Haystacks from Buttermere 12 April 2008: Three new plants - Fern, Foxglove and Yew Tree 8 March 2008: Today we add five new plant articles, on Hawthorn, Common Sorrell, Wood Sorrell, Good King Henry and Walnut and a new seed shop 26 January 2008: A look at animal bites 12 November 2007: A look at UK Mountain Rescue 17 September 2007: A walk on Kinder Scout 30 July 2007 : New article on Arctic Survival 7 July 2007: Contour map of the Peak District 31 May 2007: A new section of reviews of books relating to Pagan faiths 13 May 2007: Contour map of the Lake District 3 May 2007: Our second walk takes us up Lose Hill in the Peak District, starting from Castleton. 18 April 2007: Knapweed is a distinctive hairy perennial which is common in the UK 3 April 2007: A video of Pistyll Rhaeadr, the longest waterfall in England and Wales. 23 March 2007: The Shepherd's Purse is a member of the cabbage family, with both medical and culinary uses. 25 February 2007: A review of the Terra Nova Jupiter Bivi Bag, as used on our walk along Hadrian's Wall. 12 February 2007: We complete our coverage of the main Pagan festivals with the Spring Equinox, Samhain, Beltane and the Autumnal Equinox. 1 February 2007: A return to our plants section with Dwarf Elder, Ivy, Puffball Fungus and Silver Birch 20 January 2007: We continue through the Pagan year with the Summer Solstice and Lammas. 10 January 2007: We start the new year by adding a new section to our book shop, reviewing books on animals and insects 19 December: Our final post for the year covers two Pagan festivals, Yule and Imbolc. 6 December: To support our introduction to Paganism we begin our series on major Pagan festivals with a look a the Pagan Year. 19 November: We start what we hope will develop into a major part of our site with an introduction to Paganism. 30 October: The Countryside Code is the official guide on how to behave when visiting the country. Here we have a look at the most recent version of the code, and what it means for us on our walks. 25 October: We return to our plant section with an article on the Elder, a common plant with a wide variety of uses. 4 October: Today we add our first walk, a climb to the top of Cadair Berwyn, as well as an article on the Berwyn Mountains. 6 September: We look at route planning, and give an example of a route card. 24 August: Today we add an article on the poppy 15 August 2006: Today we add an article on the wind chill factor and one way to work it out 21 July 2006: An updated article on the Nettle. 13 July 2006: A look at the insects and parasites that you can find in the countryside 25 June 2006: Today we add an article on the Adder, one of Britains three native species of snake 6 June 2006: More local to us is Cannock Chase, a large area of forest in Staffordshire 21 May 2006: Our second National Park article introduces the Peak District. 25 April 2006: Article on edible Fungi 8 April 2006: review of the Leki Super Makalu Cortec Trekking pole 3 April 2006: New article on evading trackers. 28 March 2006: Added another British plant: Yarrow 11 March 2006: Article on expedition food suitable for temperate countries. 11 February 2006: We start a new series of articles on the British National Parks, with an article on the Lake District National Park 4 February 2006: New article on the Juniper Bush, a shrub with culinary and medicinal uses. 22 January 2006: Added two more British plants: the Oak and Watercress 15 January 2006: Added two new British plants: the Ransom and the Rowan. 8 January 2006: New Jungle Survival article added. 17 December 2005: Article added on the qualification route for survival and outdoors courses in the UK 10 December 2005: Added books on climbing and rope work to our book review section. 1 December 2005: Started our book review section, beginning with navigation and camp craft books. 25 November 2005: Added new articles on the Wood Ant and Woodlouse Contact us on 07733 287960 to discuss our services, or email info@storm-crow.co.uk |