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Stair, Skelgill, Derwent Water near Hause End, South along West edge of Derwent Water, Grange (village), pass Castle Crag on West Side, to then up Rigghead Quarries, Short of Dalehead Tarn, High Spy, Maiden Moor, before Hausegate, descend and continue to Skelgill, Stair - Leader Richard Bennett - Wednesday 2016.09.21

Rowling End & Causey Pike - birds ready to migrate?

Brassenthwaite Lake

Causey Pike from further away

Hause End landing Stage?

strange spoil heaps grown over?

seen across Derwent Water on East Side

Castle crag in centre right

hills banked up on East side of Derwent Water

Church at Grange

interesting arches over door and windows

break at cafe in Grange (village)

Japanese Quinces? with out of season blossom

Castle Crag closer up

River Derwent

disused quarry

spider - what name? - one leg lost

passing Castle Crag which is on right

villages in Borrowdale

start of Rigghead Quarries

Quartz between slate

steps fortunately provided for access

one of several 'tunnel' entrances possibly made to establish depth & type of slate & other materials?

black fungi (enlarged here)

which village in Borrowdale?

Stile leads on to Dalehead Tarn - we actually turned to right here

up towards High Spy

High Spy

Richard Bennett sets up for time lapsed group photo

group photograph

ferryboat in Derwent Water

some descended to Little Town in Newlands Valley

Beatrice Potter

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