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   Fhithich @fhithich

   2026-10-16

   Thirty Years of Flying Stones and Gravel

   The upgrading of the Public Bridleway that climbs the steep eastern flank of Roseberry Topping appears to be finished, though those boulders need time to settle before local lads discover a bowling alley. Overhead, a helicopter carries tubs of gravel from the Aireyholme Lane dump to a clearing in Newton Woods, ready for the next stage of repairs to the lower paths there and the deep holloway known as…

   https://www.fhithich.uk/2026/10/16/thirty-years-of-flying-stones-and-gravel/

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   Fhithich @fhithich

   2026-10-15

   Roadrunners on the Forest Track: The Hidden Toll of Mass Gamebird Releases

   A covey of Red-legged Partridges scuttles down the dirt track ahead of our pickup, much as the Roadrunner flees Wile E. Coyote in the old children's cartoon. A few pheasants that survived last year's shooting season run with them. The birds show little wish to fly. When they finally lift off, after a frantic flurry of wingbeats, they glide about 20 metres and land on the road again.

   https://www.fhithich.uk/2026/10/15/roadrunners-on-the-forest-track-the-hidden-toll-of-mass-gamebird-releases/

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   Fhithich @fhithich

   2026-10-14

   Sermons on the Pass: The Mystery of Boredale Hause’s Chapel

   High in the Lake District, Boredale Hause is the grassy mountain pass connecting Patterdale with Boredale, between Place Fell and Angletarn Pikes. Near its crest lie the weathered stone foundations of a structure known as the Chapel in the Hause. Whether it was ever a chapel at all remains an enduring Lakeland mystery. Local tradition claimed that the building once served as a place of worship, drawing Sunday congregations from Martindale and Patterdale to this lonely spot among the fells.

   https://www.fhithich.uk/2026/10/14/sermons-on-the-pass-the-mystery-of-boredale-hauses-chapel/