Two walks for the price of one!

Walk 1

High Dam from Newby Bridge via Lakeside 5miles 750ft

Parking and setting from the weir on the river Leven at Newby Bridge

Passing the marina as I walked towards Lakeside

....and continued through meadows....

....and back to the riverside

Arriving at Lakeside where the steam railway terminates

Looking north up Windermere....

....and east to Gummers How fell....leaving lakeside I started the short climb to High Dam.....

....passing through Finsthwaite village on the way....

....and climbing up through the woods

.....to High Dam tarn

....where the lillies

....were just starting to bloom....

....and again

Leaving the tarn I returned to....

Newby Bridge.

Walk 2 

South Walney Nature Reserve, 3miles

I parked at the visitor centre which hadn't opened and set off round the reserve with a view across to 

Piel island....not a bird or a seal in sight 

I crossed to the marsh hide but still nothing to be seen....

.....except a rather interesting insect on the Viper's Bulgloss plant... any suggestions for the insect species would be very welcome!

I then walked south to the lighthouse and....

....and the shoreline hide....still nothing to be seen

....where are the 500 seals I was supposed to be able to see? At this point I decided to give up and walk back to the visitor centre! 

I enquired at the centre and apparently I should have come before mid May!!!!

I did actually see 2 Sand Martins and a few Oyster Catchers but they didn't seem to want their photos taken and flew off! 

Not quite what I expected today but nevertheless a very enjoyable outing.