Walking research has begun with the ascent of Crag Fell and Grike on Sunday 15th March 2009.
Roll on the unfolding year of dedicated fellwalking, if the weather can keep up the standards of this day, they it will be a very productive and revealing experience. Having had a long conversation in January with Gareth Browning the Wild Ennerdale project officer, I am relishing the chance to explore this truly beautiful valley which is undergoing a long and measured re-wilding transition. The conifers will progeressively leave the scene and nature will reclaim its own, and maybe the juniper, suggested in the valley name, will flourish again.
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