Yew Pike Moss

Downs, Moorland in Lancashire South Lakeland

England

Yew Pike Moss

The Pudding Stone in Pudding Cove Credit: shikari

Yew Pike Moss is a picturesque area located in Lancashire, England. Situated in the heart of the county, it encompasses a diverse landscape of downs and moorland, offering breathtaking views and a tranquil environment for visitors to immerse themselves in nature.

The region is characterized by its rolling hills and expansive heather-covered moorland, creating a stunning contrast of colors throughout the year. Yew Pike Moss is particularly known for its abundance of ancient yew trees, which add an air of mystique and historical significance to the area. These trees, some of which are estimated to be over 1,000 years old, provide a unique and striking backdrop for hikers and nature enthusiasts.

The moss is home to a variety of wildlife, including rare bird species like the golden plover and curlew, making it a popular destination for birdwatchers. The heather moorland also supports a diverse range of plant species, creating a vibrant and beautiful landscape.

Visitors to Yew Pike Moss can explore the numerous walking trails that crisscross the area, allowing them to fully appreciate the natural beauty of the surroundings. The terrain is varied, with some paths leading up steep ascents and others meandering through gentle valleys, ensuring there is something for every level of fitness.

Overall, Yew Pike Moss offers a captivating blend of natural beauty, rich history, and abundant wildlife. Whether it is for a leisurely stroll to admire the ancient yew trees or a more challenging hike across the moorland, this Lancashire gem is sure to leave a lasting impression on all who visit.

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Yew Pike Moss Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 54.379035/-3.0815737 or Grid Reference SD2998. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

The Pudding Stone in Pudding Cove

shikari

Roughly grassed field at Dixon Ground

Dixon Ground is an area of land lying west of Coniston. The view here is from the publicly accessible part of the Walna Scar Road which has risen from the village. The steep, broken slope beyond lies across Church Beck and rises ultimately to Wetherlam.

Trevor Littlewood

Irish Cottages, Coppermines Valley

Irish Cottages in the valley of Church Beck is a terrace of houses above Coniston; two of them together form a climbing hut of the Yorkshire Mountaineering Club. The gravel flats through the centre of the image are where the Church Beck flows and winds.

Trevor Littlewood

Road heading for Coppermines Valley

The valley is actually that of Church Beck but is popularly known as the Coppermines Valley because of the extensive disused mine workings there. The road is private but is used to access accommodation in the valley including houses, a youth hostel and two climbing club huts. The road is also a public footpath. Coniston Old Man is the mountain seen against the sky.

Trevor Littlewood

Slope with minor rock outcrops

The near slope is close to the feature named on OS maps as Flat Bield and is separated from the camera location by a steep stream groove. The valley beyond it is Red Dell. The sunlit rockface at the centre of the image and beyond Red Dell is Kennel Crag, sometimes known as Kernel Crag.

Trevor Littlewood

Shallow pool on ridge rising to Wetherlam

A broad, lengthy ridge which in its higher reach is fairly featureless rises generally northwards to the Wetherlam summit. There are minor knolls and a tarn or two; this is the more attractive of them. Helvellyn and Fairfield and their satellite mountains are in the distance.

Trevor Littlewood

Large rocks at eastern shore of Levers Water

Levers Water is an enlarged tarn, dammed to create a greater volume of water for the generation of power for use in the mines below. The dam can be seen in the distance.

Trevor Littlewood

Settling tanks at Bonsor upper mill

The series of shallow depressions near to the Coppermines Youth Hostel is named as 'tanks' in the 1969 volume, 'Industrial Archaeology of the Lake Counties' - Marshall & Davies-Shiel. It's supposed that they were settling tanks in which small particles of rock etc. would be allowed to fall to the bottom before the then clearer water would be allowed to flow down to Coniston in the valley below.

Trevor Littlewood

Coppermines Cottage

In the past, when copper was being mined, the cottage was occupied by a mine official, presumably the site manager. In 1958 it was acquired by the Barrow Mountaineering and Ski Club which still uses it as a club hut.

Trevor Littlewood

Have you paid and displayed?

The 'waste ground' here at the end of the publicly motorable stretch of the Walna Scar Road was for years accepted as a free car parking area for visitors and walkers, the photographer has used it a number of times in the past. Now, (early 2022), the Rydal estate levies a charge of £8 for all day parking! There are no facilities, no surfacing to the area, in fact no improvement to the space other than the embedding of a few logs to demarcate some spaces. As can be seen, at least one vehicle has even had to be parked with the driver's side of it including the driver's exit, in a flood!

Trevor Littlewood

Path on Big Hill

Steven Brown

Path towards The Old Man Of Coniston

Steven Brown

Minor road near Coniston

Steven Brown

Irish Cottages, Coppermine Valley

In 2022, the foreground buildings, Irish Cottages, were the property of the Yorkshire Mountaineering Club. I am unsure of their status in January 1973 when this image was taken. Mine workings can be seen in the background.

Julian Paren

The head of Coppermine Valley, Coniston

In January 1973 the white building was the Youth Hostel. A track continues beyond here into the Coniston Fells.

Julian Paren

The Air Ambulance on Wetherlam

The Coniston Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) were training at base when the call came for a fell-runner who had slipped on descent, injured his ankle, and could no longer stand. The team attended and carried him down below the cloud. Fortunately a helicopter was available to transport the casualty to Furness General Hospital.

Michael Earnshaw