Binsey - A rural trespass

Binsey is a relatively low hill in the Northern Fells, one I've climbed several times from Binsey Lodge or via the green lane leaving the A591. I've never walked this hill from High Ireby (Binsey 6), a route Wainwright describes as a 'rural stroll ... through unfrequented countryside', some of this could be due to lack of public rights of way onto the hill side. The omission of a public footpath on a map doesn't always mean that no path exists but barbed wire and a 'PRIVATE' sign turns this approach into a trespass.

The High Ireby to High Houses footpath...

The  'Hunt for a stile' proved fruitless, the trampled grass suggested this was the best place...

AW says don't go through the gate but it leads to easier ground...

after the plantation this gate returns you to Wainwright's original route and the open fell side...

the summit trig is soon reached, towards Skiddaw & Bassenthwaite...

the trig & the Bronze Age Burial Cairn...

descending, rough heather & grass...

rather then crossing back into the field below the plantation, I aimed for the lower gate...