Walk Whinash - Protest walk against the proposed windfarm (Sun 4 Jul 2004)

Walk Information

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Walk route: Greenholme - Bretherdale - Crookdale Crag - Whinash - Winterscleugh - Summer Howe - Dyke Farm - Greenholme

Distance: 8.50 miles

Ascent: 1,600ft

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Time: 4 hours 20 minutes

With: lots of people

Conditions: Broken cloud and sunshine

Comment: Anne and I joined one of the four organised walks to protest against the proposed windfarm at Whinash. To find out more visit the 'Say NO To The Whinash Windfarm' website

Photos

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The village school at Greenholme, the meeting point and start of the No Whinash Windfarm walkProfessor David Bellamy being interviewed by the BBC, No Whinash Windfarm walkA passionate address to the walkers from David Bellamy, No Whinash Windfarm walkHeading out of GreenholmeHeading out of Greenholme towards High WhinhoweCrossing Bretherdale BeckBretherdaleLoking back down BretherdaleLunch stop at the head of BretherdaleHeading for the ridge out of BretherdaleCrookdale from Crookdale CragLeaving Crookdale CragWhinash ahead with the Howgill Fells in the distanceHeading along the Whinash ridge with the Whinfell ridge on the rightOrange flags showed the location of the 27 proposed wind turbinesLooking down into BorrowdaleOn the Whinash ridgeLooking north east to the northern Pennines - Cross Fell, Little Dun Fell and Great Dun FellLooking down into BorrowdaleWinterscleugh, Borrowdale and the Whinfell ridge from WhinashLooking west into the Lake DistrictLooking south east to the HowgillsJust say NO!

previous walk - Sun 23 May 2004 - Achnahaird Bay

next walk - Sun 20 Mar 2005 - Wild Boar Fell, Hell Gill and Mallerstang

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