On Sunday we walked to Orrest Head above Windermere.
It's uphill all the way and soon we were able to look down on the town of Windermere.
The path to the top passed through woodland.
In days gone by you would have been taken to the top of the hill in a horse drawn carriage.
The carriage would have stopped near the top and the passengers would have alighted and walked the last few yards to the summit.
And here is the view that would have greeted them. Little has changed over the centuries.
Windermere lake with the Lakeland fells (mountains) in the distance.
There are plenty of fast flowing streams tumbling through the Lakeland landscape.
Primroses bloom among the rocks.
These pretty blooms were once so plentiful they were picked by the basketful. These days the picking of wild flowers is discouraged.
The fast flowing stream eventually reaches Windermere lake.
Hopefully we will soon see the return of a lot more red squirrels like this cute little character.
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