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It was a beautiful morning as we had breakfast but with other things encroaching on the day it wasn't possible to venture far so once again it was to our old favourite Arnside Knott. However since our last visit the area as gained its autumnal colours particularly over Heaththwaite and Arnside Park. Regular readers will be well familiar with what we have always known as the "Lovers Tree" near the summit of the Knott. This tree used to be one of a pair and to many people still known as the Twin Trees. A short time a go I received an e_mail from a lady whose family loved the area. She had seen our pictures on the internet and wrote to me asking if I knew about the Twin Trees. She also sent me two pictures which I show on the webpage with her kind permission.

The low morning sun lights up the piers of the railway viaduct. Below me the tide is just starting its journey up the River Kent.

Ashmeadow House.

We are kept in the shade as we make our way down river towards New Barns. Here we are looking back towards Whitbarrow on the right with the Fairfield Horseshoe and Red Screes in the distance.

Looking over to Grange and Hampsfell.

The estuary was filling up quite fast by now so rather than walking around the point just past the yacht club slipway we took a path into the field below Grubbin Wood. The path isn't waymarked  but it is about 80 - 100 yards on from the slipway.

After following the path through the field it leads out via a gate back onto the shore.

Back in the sun at last and looking towards New Barns. I just had a few concerns about the bank of high white cloud as to whether it would mess up the views later.

From New Barns we took the path up through Copridding Wood.

There are lots of leaves on the ground now, I hope Heaththwaite is looking good.

A view across to Grange from the first clearing. That high cloud is moving this way.

Back through another section of more open woodland before a short, steeper climb....

....took us to an ideal resting place....

....looking over the magnificent woods of Heathwaite and Arnside Park.

Breath regained and views absorbed we made our way towards the View Point.

When the sun caught the tops of Heathwaite it looked absolutely magnificent. The low lying point of land is that of Humphrey Head one of AW's Outlying Fells of Lakeland. What beats me is why on earth he picked that rather than the Knott for the OFL......even the fish & chips are better at Arnside than at Grange.

Looking across the estuary to Grange and Hampsfell.

The Coniston Fells over Newton Fell. That cloud as I thought as made long distance views poor.

A big zoom northwards shows a sunlit Skiddaw through the gap of Dunmail.

The Howgills

A look south towards home.

Now, as I said at the start I was sent a couple of pictures from a kind lady reader of the " Twin Trees". Apparently the picture on the right was dated as 1907 when both trees appear to be well. My picture is obviously the remains of that on the right.

This picture taken in 1959 shows my correspondent and her mother by the remains of the "Twin Trees". She also contacted the National Trust who look after the Knott and they believe that most of the Larch trees were planted around 1860 and most were cut down in 1914.

Arnside Knott summit.

From the summit we walked over to the south side of the Knott for a view over flooded fields towards Ingleborough.

One for the granddaughters.

The high white cloud was starting to move over us as we made our way down Red Hills

The High Lakeland fells were available in silhouette only.

Our friends the highland cattle are down there so Edith will want to say hello.

The Howgills

We had spotted this group from the top. They were with my old friend "Nicky" who tries to headbutt me every time I take its picture.

However, from this moment on, the name is "Bracken". The two youngsters come to visit regularly and named it "Bracken" because the first time they saw it, it was in the bracken.

Whatever it's name it is certainly growing as these from previous visits show.

Heading across Red Hills towards Arnside.

A colourful but in places slippy lane down to the beach.

The estuary is full but the tide is ebbing as we make our way back to the car.

Next Walk:      7th November 2010 - Lake District - Whitbarrow from the Lyth Valley

Last Walk:       1st November 2010 - South Cumbria - Deer, Goats and Autumnal colours at Levens Park

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