Knott & Great Calva from Longlands with a touch of weather

February has been a vile month, with pretty constant rain & gale force winds, fortunately today brought a slight improvement in the weather, there was still gale force winds but at least the rain initially held off and the sun made an appearance - almost spring like.

The sun not quite up from Longlands Fell...

Latrigg (Uldale) - An early morning trespass

Following my quick walk up Binsey I thought it would be worthwhile to have a wander up Latrigg whilst its fields where free of livestock. This Latrigg is the not the Keswick one that appears on the Wainwright lists but is the Uldale one found on the Synge list; I've read this is private but to be honest from the public right of way progress is unhindered by barbed wire or signs and the summit sports a small cairn. I've seen more restrictions to progress on a footpath!

Latrigg & the Uldale Fells from Binsey...

Binsey - An early morning leg stretch

I had time this morning for a quick leg stretch with the dog. Parked at the Binsey Lodge lay-by for the quick up & down of Binsey.

The gate at the end of the lay-by providing access to the open fell...

A pre-storm dash into the Uldale Fells

With what could only be described as a dire forecast and predictions of a 'Great Storm' today's walk was a quick wander over my local hills. The conditions when it wasn't raining were not that bad, despite the wind, when it did rain it was like being shot blasted! I was back home after a few hours to await for the 'Great Storm' that actually never arrived in Cumbria.

Looking back to Longlands from the Cumbria Way...