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Snow Leopard , Hands on animal experience at Lakeland Wildlife Oasis , Hale ,Cumbria

Posted in Cumbria, Hale, Hands on animal experience, Lakeland wildlife oasis, Paven, Snow Leopard with tags Cumbria, Hale, Hands on animal experience, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Lakeland wildlife oasis, Paven, Snow Leopard on July 31, 2011 by jakeofwinterhill

stroking a bearded dragon – me and Evie

me and Evie with a Tortoise
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/
http://www.tortoise.org.uk/

This is how to hold a tortoise

this is how to hold a snake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_regius
http://www.theroyalpython.co.uk/

he decided to escape

holding another tortoise today 😉

butterfly’s emerging from their pupa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupa
http://lifecycle.onenessbecomesus.com/
http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk/life/pupa.htm

Blue land crab
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardisoma_guanhumi

Evie looking at the butterflys

Here is Pavan a snow leopard
“Pavan is a young male, and was one of two leopards filmed as the basis for Stelamaria in the recent movie The Golden Compass”
taken from http://oasis-snow-leopard.co.uk/

a snow Leopard on the roof
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_leopard
http://www.snowleopard.org/
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/snow-leopard/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Snow_Leopard

he plays with a box which contains spice !

Leo looking at Pavan on the roof !

me and Evie looking at Pavan

Leo looking at the animals

Pavan on the roof

on the playground

down the slide

lemur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur
http://www.wildmadagascar.org/wildlife/lemurs.html

Can you see the Marmoset ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmoset

Leo looking at a Marmoset

http://www.igofilmguides.com/lakelandwildlife.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_Wildlife_Oasis

http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/lakeland-wildlife-oasis.htm

http://oasis-snow-leopard.co.uk/

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Lakeland wildlife Oasis -hands on animal experience, Hale, Cumbria

Posted in Cumbria, Hale, Lake District, Lakeland wildlife oasis with tags Charles Darwin, Cumbria, Hale, Lake District, Lakeland wildlife oasis on February 6, 2011 by jakeofwinterhill

a baby tortoise

one of the Golden Pheasants

Bearded Lizard

me and my sister Evie stroking it gently

at the front

me again

this is very smooth Blue Tongued Skink

me holding a python

me being Darwin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin
http://darwin-online.org.uk/
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/website-help/darwin200/

a baby millipede

a stick insect

another go !

http://www.zoochat.com/501/lakeland-oasis-08-a-39160/

http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/lakeland-wildlife-oasis.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_Wildlife_Oasis

http://oasis-snow-leopard.co.uk/

Hello world!

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Autism, Belgium, Blackburn With Darwen, Blacksyke, Burnt edge, Coniston, Cumbria, Disused Railway, fell running, Hadrians wall, La Bastogne, La Roche, Lake District, Lancashire, Lead mines clough, mine, Montcliffe, Old mine, Old Quarry, Rivington Pike, slate mine, Two lads, Wallsuches, water tunnels, waterfalls, wilderswood, winter hill on December 12, 2010 by jakeofwinterhill

I am 7 years old and have Autism. This Blog is about what I can do not what I cannot , sometimes people think I cannot because I have autism ,this blog is about challenging that! I have lots of special interests, in particular running, exploring and this blog shows a small amount of what I get up to!

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family walk -fairy steps, boulder climb -Walk Away V15, Beetham,near Milnthorpe, Cumbria ,snow and -3c

Posted in Beetham, Cumbria, Fairy steps, forest, Lake District, Saint Lioba (or Leoba), slackhead, snow, V15 boulder route with tags Beetham, Cumbria, Fairy steps, forest, Lake District, Saint Lioba (or Leoba), slackhead, snow, V15 boulder route on November 27, 2010 by jakeofwinterhill

me and Evie in the stocks !

links to Beetham,

http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/beetham.htm

http://www.heronmill.org/

http://www.northofthesands.org.uk/westmoreland/parish/9/beetham

A small shrine to Saint Lioba (or Leoba), built into a stone wall in the nearby hamlet of Slackhead.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetham

this is an old gate post

limestone pavement

looks like a giant pine cone !

through the forest -I am in the distance !

This gives some information about the fairy steps

http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/beetham-fairy-steps.htm

http://www.discovercumbria.co.uk/beetham.html

http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/cumbria/folklore/the-beetham-fairy-steps.html

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1073997

http://www.francisfrith.com/beetham,cumbria/photos/fairy-steps-1894_34132/

http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=1407

http://lakesbloc.com/guides/fairysteps-guide.pdf

Note from Dad : this is not only a good walk but a famous climbing area for bouldering this has a V15(the difficulty of a boulder problem is described by the American ‘V’ grade system that runs fromV0- to V15)

description of a climb called Walk Away V15 – (sit start) The middle of the wall is utterly desperate by the way !!! in fact the sit start is pretty grim 😉

Video of view from the top of the fairy steps

looking down the fairy steps

looking up the fairy steps

if you want to see the fairies you are supposed to fit through this without touching the sides but it is too narrow for dad !!

tree trunk cut for the path

an old house we found

Route taken is

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/fairy-steps-beetham-cumbria-303720/

Animals at Lakeland Wildlife Oasis, Hale, Cumbria, in the Snow -4C

Posted in Cumbria, Frog, fruit bat, Hale, Harvest mouse, Ice, Insect, Lakeland wildlife oasis, lemur, Patagonian hare, red squirrel with tags Cumbria, Frog, fruit bat, Hale, Harvest mouse, Ice, Insect, Lakeland wildlife oasis, lemur, Patagonian hare, red squirrel on November 27, 2010 by jakeofwinterhill

http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/lakeland-wildlife-oasis.htm

http://www.wildlifeoasis.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_Wildlife_Oasis

Links to Lakeland Wildlife Oasis

Note from dad: we support the Lakeland Wildlife Oasis for their work they undertake in conservation we visit here often as we have a season ticket,

lemur climbing

funny bird

it thinks we have some food

crested cranes

red squirrel

hanging upside down

watching the Patagonian hares

can you see the fruit bat

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

video of the harvest mice

link about the area

http://www.arnsidesilverdaleaonb.org.uk/

RSPB Geltsdale, New venture drift/Howgill colliery and Forest head lime works,Cumbria

Posted in Brampton, Carlisle, Cumbria, fell running, Foggy, gairs, Kirkhouse Bricks, mine, Mine adit, Nature, Old mines, Old Quarry, underground with tags Brampton, Carlisle, Cumbria, fell running, Foggy, Forest head lime works, gairs, Kirkhouse Bricks, mine, Mine adit, Nature, New venture drift/Howgill colliery, Old mines, Old Quarry, RSPB Geltsdale, underground on October 29, 2010 by jakeofwinterhill

New venture drift -wast tip

“Howgill Colliery – Another early Thompson project was the Howgill Colliery which was a drift connected to the Blacksyke Branch near Forest Head. Howgill was closed in 1880 but sections of it were worked many decades later to help boost the dwindling coal resources. In 1919 the Naworth Coal Company was again considering fresh mining activities closec to the old Howgill Colliery and the Venture drift was reopened beside the Gairs Branch south of Forest Head which entered the Howgill seam this was called the New Venture Drift. At its peak in 1923 it employed 46 below ground and 16 on the surface and finally closed in 1934”.
taken from http://www.cumbria-railways.co.uk/brampton_railway_mines.html

pipes from the mine -these are used to vent gases from tunnels

entrance to the drift mine -taken from the top of the drift entrance

we heard water which sounded like it was from a hollow tunnel -one of the other entrances to the drift mine!

railway cutting to Gains colliery disused

a wall – look carefully a pipe !

a pipe to fill the water tank in the steam trains ?

a water tank – pipe to the railway cutting + valve found to control the water flow

a rainbow

capped mine shaft

mine waste tip

red lichen flower found on mine waste tip

forest head lime works,

very windy and wet on the ground

lime kilns

info about Lime Kiln’s

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_kiln

inside a lime kiln

mine ?

Railway loading bay

railway cutting disused

lime kiln waste

kirkhouse brick

RSPB Geltsdale -back at last

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/g/geltsdale/

Weather: very wet ,windy high chill factor very strong winds which were very gusty visibility generally good though, very tiring to be out and about on the high fells so we kept to the lowland parts , we will come back to this area.

Links to local area

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/uk/respb-geltsdale.html#cr

http://www.northpennines.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=12999

http://www.northpennines.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=9091

Local places to shop

http://www.alstoncraftworkers.co.uk/

http://www.made-in-northumberland.co.uk/

http://www.madeincumbria.co.uk/

local photo

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1539500

route

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/geltsdale-mines-and-quarries-302340/

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Forest head to Gains – disused railways,Old Mines and quarries -Cumbria

Posted in Blacksyke, Brampton, colliery, Cumbria, Disused Railway, fell running, Foggy, forest head, gairs, mine, Old mines, Old Quarry, Railway with tags Blacksyke, Brampton, colliery, Cumbria, Disused Railway, fell running, Foggy, Forest head, gairs, mine, Old mines, Old Quarry, Railway on October 26, 2010 by jakeofwinterhill

Brampton Railway

image of area from

http://www.cumbria-railways.co.uk/brampton_railway_mines.html

we went from Blacksyke colliery to the Blacksyke quarry to Gairs colliery

along this route ran the famous Rocket steam engine

“In April 1837 James Thompson purchased George Stephensons Rocket from the Liverpool and Manchester Railway for the sum of £300″

background note:

Blacksyke Colliery

“Blacksyke Colliery’s first shaft was sunk during 1820-1 and went into production in 1822-3 using a steam engine for pumping and coal winding. To serve this Blacksyke colliery a branch line was put in East of Hallbangate climbing in a south westerly direction via a rope hauled line to reach this bleakly sited colliery”.

http://www.cumbria-railways.co.uk/brampton_railway_mines.html

http://www.dmm.org.uk/articles/8510805.htm

details of accidents at colliery

this is a coke oven

mine in the mist

at the top of the hill of mine waste

steam engine where it used to be

note from dad : used for mine and the railway -incline was too steep for engines on their own !

video of Blacksyke mine

Blacksyke s quarry

red sandstone

note from dad -not from this area looks like Eden red sandstone ?

smmmmmooooth stone looks like wood !

Blacksyke quarry from above

Forest head Quarry

try and spot the railway line

Here are the railway tracks to Gains Colliery

background note :

Gairs Colliery – Work began on Gairs Colliery on the bleak windswept fells above Hallbankgate during 1909 and was completed by 1912. Besides the main seam there was a blacksmith shop and screens for sorting the coal. With this new development a further extension of the Brampton Railway was completed with a branch leaving the Blacksyke route near Forrest Head and following the course of the older line to Howgill. Beyond Howgill the new line climbed steeply to Gairs Colliery with gradients of between 1 in 27 to 1 in 18 which was one of the steepest worked adhesion lines in Great Britian at the time. At its peak in 1921 Gairs Colliery employed 180 below ground and 51 above ground and was finally abandoned on 6th September 1936

http://www.cumbria-railways.co.uk/brampton_railway_mines.html