Photographs of Witherslack and Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve in South Cumbria.
LOCAL GALLERIES: Whitbarrow - Levens - Grange over Sands
LOCAL WALKS: Whitbarrow Discovery Walk
A newly formed beck emerges from under a limestone escarpment beneath Whitbarrow at Beck Head near Witherslack in the Lake District, Cumbria.
A new boardwalk at Foulshaw Moss, South Cumbria.
Foulshaw Moss is a raised peat bog, purchased in 1998 by Cumbria Wildlife Trust and at the time the photograph was taken in 2015 was undergoing renovation work to restore the water levels to encourage the return of the bog wildlife.
Downy birch and Scot's pine growing in the dark peaty waters of Foulshaw Moss, South Cumbria.
Foulshaw Moss is a raised peat bog, purchased in 1998 by Cumbria Wildlife Trust.
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and downy birch (Betula pubescens) at Foulshaw Moss, Foulshaw, Cumbria.
Foulshaw Moss is a raised peat bog, purchased in 1998 by Cumbria Wildlife Trust.
A view of Whitbarrow from the raised bog of the Wildlife Trust nature reserve at Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria.
Reflections in the dark peaty waters of Foulshaw Moss, Foulshaw, South Cumbria.
Foulshaw Moss is a raised peat bog, purchased in 1998 by Cumbria Wildlife Trust.
Reflections in the dark peaty waters of Foulshaw Moss, Foulshaw, South Cumbria.
Aerial view of the Kent Estuary, Cumbria.
An aerial view of Meathop Marsh, Arnside, the Kent Viaduct and the sands of the Kent Estuary.
Aerial view of the Kent Estuary, River Winster, Low Meathop Marsh and Lindale to the Lakeland Fells in Cumbria.
A view of Whitbarrow from the outbuildings of Low Fell End Farm, Mill Side, Witherslack, Cumbria.
Female walking with three dogs through Buckhouse Wood, Mill Side, Witherslack in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Chapel Head and Whitbarrow Scars, Witherslack in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Witherslack Hall, Witherslack, Cumbria.
The hall was designed by Paley and Austin and built in 1871 as a hunting lodge for Lord Derby. It is now a school for boys with special educational needs.
Catcrag Lime Kiln, Witherslack in Cumbria.
This early 19th century kiln was "constructed by the Wilkinson family, who were iron makers, after the Witherslack enclosure award of 1829, presumably to supply burnt lime for the improvement of land for agricultural improvement." Historic England.
Remains of a bark peeler's hut, High Park Wood, Witherslack, Cumbria.
These 19th century huts were the summer homes of bark peelers and their families. The huts had a round stone base with a hearth and a wigwam shaped roof supported by wooden poles. A bark peeler removed bark from oak coppice then sent it to a tannery where it was used in the leather making process. Their families would have made and sold brooms and clothes pegs.
Remains of a bark peeler's hut in High Park Wood, Witherslack in Cumbria.
These 19th century huts were the summer homes of bark peelers and their families. The huts had a round stone base with a hearth and a wigwam shaped roof supported by wooden poles. A bark peeler removed bark from oak coppice then sent it to a tannery where it was used in the leather making process. Their families would have made and sold brooms and clothes pegs.
Holy Well at the edge of Nichols Moss near Witherslack in Cumbria.
Holy Well is a low cave discovered in 1656 which had a chalybeate (natural mineral spring containing iron salts) flowing from it. The spring has since disappeared. The cave has several entrances and is said to contain 165 metres of passages (best left to the experts).
A peep inside Holy Well at the edge of Nichols Moss near Witherslack in Cumbria.
Holy Well is a low cave discovered in 1656 which had a chalybeate (natural mineral spring containing iron salts) flowing from it. The spring has since disappeared. The cave has several entrances and is said to contain 165 metres of passages (best left to the experts).