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Lake District
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maggiewinchester | Report | 30 Dec 2019 17:36 |
Sharron, they don't deliberately try to feed the wood ants - but many rather foolishly find the ant humps just the right height for having a rest on - so the wood ants tend to end up biting them! :-S |
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KathleenBell | Report | 30 Dec 2019 17:18 |
Sharron, you are right that 4x4's don't need tarmac tracks. I'll probably not be popular for saying this but my son runs a 4x4 events business and goes to the lake district (amongst other areas) about 3 times a year. He is a responsible 4x4 driver who has his company name on the side of his vehicle so doesn't do anything wrong as he can be easily identified and the tracks he uses are actually unclassified "roads". Some walkers complain to him about being there but as these tracks are actually roads he says he and his customers pay their road tax and are entitled to be there. If a track gets closed by a road traffic order he is happy to comply with this. |
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Sharron | Report | 30 Dec 2019 16:05 |
How silly. |
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Sue In Yorkshire. | Report | 30 Dec 2019 15:56 |
The massive problem with the Lake District is they are putting Tarmac roads in so 4 x 4 wheel vehicles can get in.which was shown on tv last night. |
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Sharron | Report | 30 Dec 2019 15:53 |
Do people try to feed the wood ants then Maggie? |
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Caroline | Report | 30 Dec 2019 15:43 |
I would have been about 11, walking with a friend in the forest a kind gentleman told us not to go down that track as an adder was there...of course we ignored him... :-D |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 30 Dec 2019 00:15 |
:-D :-D :-D |
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Caroline | Report | 30 Dec 2019 00:12 |
Ah but Allan according to the PC people we should all go everywhere whether we want to or not :-D |
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Sharron | Report | 29 Dec 2019 23:55 |
Surely all that water must make the Lake District very dangerous for those who can't swim. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 29 Dec 2019 23:45 |
I did - we need more trees! |
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Allan | Report | 29 Dec 2019 22:05 |
A poor choice of words on my part, Maggie, obviously the original New Forest is the Genuine one, but you obviously caught my drift :-D |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 29 Dec 2019 22:01 |
Brilliant idea, Allan! :-D :-D :-D |
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Allan | Report | 29 Dec 2019 21:57 |
Caroline, not everyone wants to visit the Lakes; not everyone wants to visit Disneyland. I certainly don't! |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 29 Dec 2019 21:49 |
My sister runs a campsite, not open to the public, but used by cubs, scouts, brownies, guides etc - and charities and church /school groups from inner London. |
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Caroline | Report | 29 Dec 2019 21:42 |
Agree Allan...it's almost accessible to all these days...and no one cares if you can actually climb it or not...so many die when they shouldn't have even started. As you say the Lake district is overcrowded in places, as Maggie said the New Forest is being taken over by more than ponies. |
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Allan | Report | 29 Dec 2019 20:57 |
I visited the Lake District many times when living in the UK, in fact when I was at High School we went every Easter for a school camp at Newlands. OH and I also spent the first night of our honeymoon there on our way up to Scotland. |
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Caroline | Report | 29 Dec 2019 19:49 |
It is offensive to minority groups to suggest they need help to attend solely because they're not white middle class/middle-aged...as already noted maybe they have better things to do (in their mind) just as many while middle age people do. Disneyfication is a fast-spreading disease blighting many places followed closely by overuse of health and safety rules. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 29 Dec 2019 18:36 |
I agree, Ann, especially about the patronising comment about 'ethnic' people. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 29 Dec 2019 18:26 |
Surely black and minority ethnic people are able to access the Lake District if they should want to, it is rather patronising to suggest they need encouraging. It could be that many of them are not able to make the journey because they don’t have transport or funds for paying for coach/train fares etc. How is the LD supposed to sort that? |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 29 Dec 2019 17:37 |
The head of the Lake District says it must strive to become more inclusive so as to attract a greater diversity of visitors. |
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