Pictures Posted 20th July 2008

Tarn Hows

39 pictures taken during visits to Tarn Hows.

Tarn Hows

Tarn Hows....the Fairfield Horseshoe in the distance.

Tarn Hows

....the Langdale skyline in shadow.

Tarn Hows

Tarn Hows

The sun on the Tarn and Wetherlam.

Tarn Hows

.....and the Coniston Fells.

Tarn Hows

Busy on the very few nice days that July has given us up to now.

Tarn Hows

Car park shopping centre.

Visitor Centre

And the new visitor centre .....

Visiter Centre

Visiter Centre

Visiter Centre

.....and for those who have not had the pleasure of seeing inside a gents toilet.....

Visiter Centre

Lily Pads

Lily Pads.

Lily Pads

Tarn Hows

An example of an irresponsible dog owner that gives all dog owners a bad name.....if you can't control your dog it should be on a lead. This one was chasing sheep and forced this terrified ewe to jump into the tarn to escape.....sheep never go into water. They hate it.

Tarn Hows

Tarn Hows

....has she forgotten something?

Tarn Hows

Tarn Hows

Tarn Hows

......a lucky escape....this one managed to get out after the dog had been taken away. Over the years I have seen several drowned sheep in the tarn - more than likely chased in by dogs.

Woodland Path

The sunlight filtering through the trees..........

Foxgloves

Grassland

Stags

Three young Red Stags munching branches and showing off their new velvety antlers.

Stags

Stags

Stags

Stags

Rose Castle

Rose Castle

Wetherlam

The flanks of Wetherlam.

Wansfell

Looking towards Wansfell.

Langdale Pikes

Langdale Pikes.

Tarn Hows

Rain clouds coming in over Dunmail Raise.........

Tarn Hows

Tarn Hows

Tarn Hows

Kentmere

Kentmere skyline.

Tarn Hows

Evening sun on the lily pads.

Tarn Hows

Rain arrived....with a rainbow.