Wild Ennerdale Spirit of Place

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AWi l dPl ac e Peac e.

Oneoft hemos thi g hl yval uedqual i t i esofEnner dal e.

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Ther e’ sahi ntofSc ot t i s hr ug g ednes s , g l eanedf r om t he wi l d nat ur e and f r eedom of expr es s i on of t he val l ey .

I t canbef r ant i c , unc ont r ol l edanddes t r uct i veat t i mes , yet cal m, over whel mi ng l yt r anqui l andc ompos edat ot her s .

I t ’ sapl ac eof aut hent i cnat ur eexper i enc esi nwhi cht hepr i nci pl eel ement s of l ak e,r i ver s ,f or es t and mount ai ns t og et her f or m an i mpr es s i veanddynami cwhol et hati sf arg r eat ert hant hes um ofi t spar t s . . . . “ ” “ Oneof t heg r andes t vi ewsi nBr i t ai n, t hemi g ht ycr ag sof Pi l l arandGabl e ar ewel l vi s i bl e, andt hes l opesand c ombesar eg l or i ous ” Thi ng ss eenat t heEng l i s hLak es , W. TPal mer

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Thes pi r i tofEnner dal ei nfluenc eshow t hel andi smanag edt oda y .

I t ’ sapl ac eof chang e, wi t hdomi nat i ngc oni f er ss l owl ybei ngs o ened bynat i vet r ees .

St ar kboundar i esbet weenf or es tandopenf el lar e bec omi ng mor e bl ur r ed and g r az i ng i mpactl es s ened,al l owi ng veg et at i on t oencr oach and di ver s i f y . .

Pr i ort o Wi l d Enner dal e,l and manag ementwasf unct i onaland r es t r i ct edt oboundar i esi nfluenc edbyowner s hi p.Theec ol og i cal oppor t uni t i esar ei mmens ei nt hi sval l eyandt hr i vebes tt hr oug h wor ki ngt og et her .

Thi si st hees s enc eoft hepl ac e,offer i ngadi ffer ent exper i enc ef orpeopl eandaheal t hi erandmor er es i l i entnat ur al l ands cape. . “ Ther ei sno‘ endpoi nt ’ t oWi l dEnner dal e.

I t exi s t sasapr i nci pl eanddr i verf ors hapi ng t hef ut ur enat ur al . ” Rachel Oakl eyWi l dEnner dal e

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TheLi z a Meani ng‘ s hi ni ngr i ver ’ i nol dNor s e, t heLi z ai soneoft hemos tnat ur alr i ver si nEng l and.

Awi l dr i ver , unf et t er ed, unmanag edasi tas s er t si t sr out et hr oug ht hehear toft heupper val l eyt owar dst heLi z adel t aand l ak e.

Thi sdynami c , ener g et i cr i verhass pac et oc onnect wi t hi t sfloodpl ai n.

Wi t h‘ pl ent yt ochewon’ , i t sf unct i onscanchang er api dl y;er odi ngbanks , f el l i ngt r ees , s hii ngr ocks , movi ngdebr i sands wi t chi ngchannel s .

Cr eat i ngnewg r a vel beds andr epl eni s hi ngdebr i spi l es , i tenabl esr i ch, s cr ubbyveg et at i onandnew woodl andt o devel op.TheLi z ai nf or msandi ns pi r esuswhenext r emeweat herevent shi t .

Ther i ver r es ponds , uni t i ngwi t ht hes ur r oundi ngl andanddi s s i pat i ngener g y , mat er i al sandwat er bef or er et ur ni ngt oas t at eofcal m.

Avi t alwat ers our c e, nat ur alfil t erandflooddef ender . . .

Anoppor t uni t yf ornew l i f e.

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Reflect i onsonacal m da ymi r r ort he beaut y , c ol ouranddet ai l of t hevi ew. .

Thewat eri sc ol dandcr ys t alcl earyetf ul lofl i f e.

Deepwi t hi ns wi mt heAr ct i cChar , ar el i cf r om t he I c e Ag e.I nt he war mers hal l ows ,a s ubmer g ed meadowofc ol our f ul wat erpl ant st hr i ve. . .

I t ’ sapr ovi derof dr i nki ngwat er , apl ac et oexc er ci s e orachanc et os i mpl ys i t andadmi r e. .

“ Ther ei swonder f ul c ol our , es peci al l yat s uns et , whent heg r eat r i dg esar e t ouchedwi t hg ol dandt hes hadowsar e wi nepur pl eandbl ue” Thi ng ss eenat t heEng l i s hLak es , W. TPal mer

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Wi l dFor es t Thef or es tf eel svas t ,c over i ngt heval l eyfloorl i k eanover l ar g ecar pet .

Now br eaki ngf r eef r om i t sc oni f erdomi nat edpas t , i theadst owar dsa mor edi ver s et r ees capewi t hmor enat i ves peci esands o erboundar i es .

Wi t hr emnant sofanci entwoodl and, t hef or es tf eel sal i vewi t hcycl esof r eg ener at i onandnew g r owt h.

Themi xofs peci es , s t r uct ur e, c ol ourand t ext ur ebr i ng svar i et yt ot hel ands cape, offer i ngahomef orwi l dl i f eand ar ef ug ef orpeopl e. .

Cat t l er oam f r eel ywi t hi nt hef or es t ,chompi ng ,chur ni ngandt hr i vi ng , pi oneer i ngnew wa ysoff ar mi ng .Theyar eadr i verofchang e.

Wher e t heyg r az et hef or es tr eact sandnew l i f eemer g es ,wi t hpi oneers peci es s pr eadi ng beyondexi s t i ngt r eel i nest ohi g heral t i t udes .Thi scr eat es an unbr ok en ec ol og i calc onnect i vi t yr ar ei n a Lak e Di s t r i cts et t i ng . “ Ever ywher eyoul ookt her ei shope s omet hi ngbl os s omi ng org r owi ngorr ec over i ngorj us t bei ng t her ei nbal anc ewi t hnat ur e. �

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Connect i ons ch i har t dentwi sevi ei dal nupperEnner ngi vi i el yofpeopl or t s onghi Thel he edatt over c s edi edoverandr s mos , ns emai calr i og chaeol yofar r t apes t eof yedg hever eyhasbeenatt l sval hi .Butt y ur hCent he20t endoft on i at t habi esof vebeencycl eha her t hat howsust es denc heevi t : ement l t et s y et oci alneedsofs ur t hecul Ast e. eAg onz heBr et nc i andabandonments s er l t et ys l ear ed: er t dedhasal ovi eyhaspr l heval owhatt s ed, vechang ha ent ec er omor ht oug hr t , eads t ms ar f aeval medi ; er t hel ands uel f ood, hf t wi on, i oreducat on f i ommodat c on ofac i s ovi he pr y and t r t es or ,f ng ni mi . . s er k esandwal enc i doorexper out y wa a oan‘ et os eascl enc i queexper eekauni ys oda ht oug hr ngt i s epas Peopl and, hel om t r ngf vi i l snot ’ t I ve. everha l l omewi s hat yt t uni t oppor ’ l al t om i r f l l wi , y efl i br f eveni , s ng oundi r ur ds l nwi ngi bei ngof i eel hef butt , val vi ur ors . . er ong ormuchl ndsf sandmi t nhear yi a t s “ Enner dal ei shomet ot hemos t i mpr es s i ve c ol l ect i onof val l eybot t om Br onz eAg eandMedi aeval ar chaeol og yi nt heLak eDi s t r i ct ” Oxf or dAr chaeol og yNor t h

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Wi l dMount ai ns The‘ hor s es hoe’ r i dg el i neofhi g hpeaksembr ac esal lwi t hi n.

The val l ey nar r ows f or mi ng an i mpos i ng backdr op of s ummi t swi t h Gr eatGabl e,Ki r kFel land Pi l l ardomi nant ; mount ai ns now bei ng r el i eved f r om a g r az i ng r eg i me whi chhass uppr es s edt hei rt r uenat ur e.

Rar eupl andpl ant s ar er ec over i ng ,enhanci ng a bot ani cal l yr i ch mount ai n envi r onment . .

Mount ai nEyebr i g ht Scr ubbyCi nquef oi l St ar r ySaxi f r ag e Someoft heear l i es tr ockcl i mbi ngpi oneer st ooki ns pi r at i on f r om t hes et ower i ngpi nnacl esandchal l eng i ngcr ag s .Toda y t hemount ai nsc ont i nuet oi ns pi r e,whet herupcl os eand per s onal ,orf r om adi s t anc easavi ew and s t i l lt her a w g eol og yands ens eof advent ur er emai n. . “ Andi nt hemi ds t i sonepar t i cul arr ock That r i s esl i k eac ol umnf r om t heval e, Whenc ebyourShepher dsi t i scal l ' d, t hePi l l ar . ” TheBr ot her s Wi l l i am Wor ds wor t h

Fut ur eNat ur al Wi l dEnner dal eoffer sanoppor t uni t yt oobs er ve, l ear nands har ewi t hot her s .

Ast hel ands capeevol vest hr oug hnat ur alpr oc es s es , we r emai nt r uet oour vi s i onof when, howandwhyt oi nt er vene.

I ns omecas es , wema yneedt oki cks t ar tchang e, i not her s ,noi nt er vent i oni sneeded.

Renat ur al i s i ngEnner dal e al l owsi t t obec omeawi l derpl ac e. .

Looki ngf or war d, notback, t hel ands capebec omesal i vi ngl abor at or y .

Ri cher , mor evar i ed, c ol our f ul , t hr i vi ngandmor er es i l i entt ocl i mat echang eandot her t hr eat s .

Nat ur ei sunpr edi ct abl eandi nchar g e.Weha veaweal t hoft echnol og y atourfing er t i psyetwecanonl yg ues show t hel ands capewi l ll ookac ent ur y f r om now. . �

I f wear eg enui neabout Wi l dEnner dal e, t henr es pect i ngt heunc er t ai nt y , c el ebr at i ngt heoppor t uni t yandunder s t andi ng t hebenefit scanr eapr ewar dsf orusal l �

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