For those of you that are thinking of going onto the hills I would strongly recommend that you read the advice given by the Mountain Rescue organisation of England and Wales. To read this advice, which will open in a new page please click HERE. If you would like to make a donation to the Mountain Rescue organisation which is purely voluntary please click HERE. Please make the time to read the advice page.

The evening before this walk I received an e_mail from Lorraine a member of the Online Fellwalking Club (OFC) saying Steve and herself were going to do Warton Crag the following day and would Edith & I like to join them. I e_mailed back saying that unfortunately Edith couldn't make it because of a swollen knee but subject to confirmation the following morning I would be delighted to. Lorraine phoned the following morning and we arranged to meet up at the Leighton Moss RSPB Visitor Centre were they had been before. We last walked with Lorraine & Steve in May 2008 when Lorraine was recovering from a serious operation. That walk was a bit longer and higher than todays as we went up Pen y ghent & Plover Hill. For those who may not have seen it the walk is HERE.

These two chappies were peacefully grazing when they noticed......

Steve eating an apple....he's a soft touch, they soon had it.

The causeway across Leighton Moss.

Big birds.....Steve assured me that they were geese.

The view from the public hide.

A look back along the causeway as we leave Leighton Moss

Our route ahead to Grisedale Farm with Deepdale Wood behind.

We are now on the lane to Leighton Hall and looking back to Arnside Knott and distant Conistons.

Close up Coniston Fells

Leighton Hall.....Mid-18th century house 'gothicised' in 1822 for Richard Gillow, of the famous furniture firm. Much early Gillow furniture is shown in the house, which was extended in 1870's by Paley & Austin to include a high tower.
 

Our route is up the hill.

Lorraine taking pictures of the Conistons.

Looking over Leighton Moss first to the disused Middlebarrow Quarry with Arnside Knott behind and the Coniston Fells to the right

Looking down on Leighton Hall and towards Barrow from Summerhouse Hill.

A short walk down the road now passing these ladies enjoying lunch.

We left the road at Piggeries to walk on a permissive path through Three Brothers towards Waton Crag. If your going to use this path always check the notice at the entrance as it is closed on certain dates for shooting. Wouldn't want to lose any of you.

We exited Three Brothers onto the Old Coach Road where we took a path leading up to Warton Crag. Lorraine was very busy with the camera at this stage.

We took a diversion off the main path to catch the views from the eastern edge.

Steve living life on the edge

Looking over Carnforth to Clougha Pike. The field at Warton are still flooded.

Warton Crag summit.....Trig point and leaning beacon.

"It looks bigger from down here"

Looking over to Jenny Brown's point

A spotlight on the Ashton Memorial in Williamson Park at Lancaster

Heading NW from the summit to pick up the Old Coach road.

Back on the Old Coach road now and making our way down to sea level at Crag Foot

The Chimney is all that remains of the old pumphouse that used to keep Leighton Moss drained.

These fields which used to offer poor grazing have now been allowed to flood.

That's where I usually leave my car for this walk. However a short road walk soon leads us back....

To the RSPB Visitor Centre at Leighton Moss

Many thanks to both Lorraine & Steve for their company on this walk. Hope to meet up again soon.

Next Walk:      17th February 2009 -- Local -- A walk along the River Lune from Halton

Last Walk:       29th January 2009 -- South Cumbria -- Hampsfell from Cartmel

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