North Lakes Pathfairies

A few days of good weather has lifted our spirits at Stake Pass and we are now making good progress with out next stretch of path. Sometimes with a sub-soil path it seems as if there is not much progress being made, just lots of digging and moving soil and stones; however, a short reflection on the changes at the worksite soon show that we have moved tons of spoil and that our lowest corner is now nearly two metres higher than the base level of ground we are building on.
Wildlife along Langstrath provides a welcome diversion as we head to and from the worksite. We have regularly spotted Ring Ouzels near Black Moss Pot and a chiffchaff at the foot of Stake Pass itself. The foxgloves are now at their peak as are the bedstraws with their tiny white flowers. The local farmers are now out on the fells rounding up sheep and lambs for shearing, while the military shatter the tranquility once in a while with low flying jets screaming low overhead.