Mitebank Marsh

Coastal Marsh, Saltings in Cumberland Copeland

England

Mitebank Marsh

Ordnance Survey Pivot This OS pivot can be found on the SE face of the railway bridge. It marks a point 5.444m above mean sea level. — Ordnance Survey Pivot Credit: Adrian Dust

Mitebank Marsh is a coastal marsh located in Cumberland, a county in the United Kingdom. It is situated on the coast, near the town of Mitebank. This marsh is characterized by its unique ecosystem, which consists of a combination of marshland and salt marshes, also known as saltings.

The marsh is primarily composed of wet, muddy terrain, with an abundance of reeds, grasses, and other aquatic plants. These plants provide important habitat and feeding grounds for a wide variety of bird species, including wading birds, ducks, and geese. The marsh is also home to several species of amphibians and small mammals, which thrive in the damp conditions.

One of the defining features of Mitebank Marsh is the presence of salt marshes within the area. Salt marshes are areas of coastal grassland that are regularly flooded by seawater. This creates a unique habitat that supports a diverse range of plant and animal life. The salt marshes at Mitebank Marsh are particularly important for their role in providing a buffer against coastal erosion and protecting the surrounding land from flooding.

Mitebank Marsh is also of great importance for its contribution to local biodiversity and conservation efforts. It is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), which signifies its ecological significance and the need for its protection. The marsh is carefully managed to maintain its delicate balance of plant and animal species, ensuring its long-term sustainability.

Visitors to Mitebank Marsh can enjoy the peaceful and picturesque surroundings, as well as the opportunity to observe and appreciate the diverse range of wildlife that thrives in this unique coastal environment.

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Mitebank Marsh Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 54.363249/-3.4055627 or Grid Reference SD0897. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Ordnance Survey Pivot

This OS pivot can be found on the SE face of the railway bridge. It marks a point 5.444m above mean sea level.

Adrian Dust

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark

This OS cut mark can be found on the building west side of the slip way at the south end of Main Street. It marks a point 5.093m above mean sea level.

Adrian Dust

Ravenglass

'River Mite' reversing onto a train which would form a mid-morning departure to Dalegarth.

Peter Trimming

Ravenglass

'River Mite' with the train which would form a mid-morning departure to Dalegarth. The first carriage is one of a batch recently manufactured in the workshop of the Ffestiniog Railway.

Peter Trimming

Ravenglass station on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

Whillan Beck propels its empty carriages into the shed after arrival from Dalegarth.

Gareth James

Whillan Beck on the turntable at Ravenglass

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

Gareth James

Ravenglass street scene

Ravenglass seems very different from other Lakeland villages - use of pebbledash tells you something about the weather.

David M Clark

Ravenglass shoreline

Where the River Esk joins the Irish Sea.

David M Clark

Roman Bath House Remains, Ravenglass

Ravenglass Roman Bath House is a ruined ancient Roman bath house at Ravenglass, Cumbria, England. Belonging to a 2nd-century Roman fort and naval base. The bath house is described by Matthew Hyde in his update to the Pevsner Guide to Cumbria as "an astonishing survival". The still standing walls are 13 ft (4 m) high, there are patches of the internal rendering, in dull red and white cement, and traces of the splayed window openings remain. The relatively good state of preservation of the bath house is believed to be attributable to its being adapted for domestic use in the medieval period. Link

Brian Deegan

Rusty Anchor, Ravenglass

Brian Deegan

Signal Box, Ravenglass

Brian Deegan

Ravenglass Railway Station

The platform for trains to Barrow and Lancaster.

Peter Trimming

Ravenglass Railway Station

A train for either Barrow or Lancaster. Two carriages is now the normal formation, but occasionally just a single carriage runs during the quieter mid-day period.

Peter Trimming

Loco Shed, Ravenglass

Interior of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway steam locomotive shed near the Ravenglass terminus of the line. The wood piled in the corner is scrap used as kindling when the steam locomotives are being prepared and the fires are being lit.

Adrian Taylor

Water Tank

Mounted on the rear corner of the Diesel Shed and conveniently sited outside the (steam) Loco Shed, the water tank is used for replenishment of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway’s fleet of steam locomotives. The horizontal boards supporting the stone heap are kept in place by old rails. The dirty, oily ground is very typical of that found in railway installations where steam locomotives have been serviced over a long period of time.

Adrian Taylor

Man at work

On the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway a man is pushing a narrow gauge flat wagon loaded with two wheel skates along a siding near the railway's workshop. The southern end of the down platform of Ravenglass Station on The Cumbrian Coast Line is in the background.

Adrian Taylor

Shelagh of Eskdale

Lifted off her bogies and mounted on stands, the 15” gauge locomotive Shelagh of Eskdale is being overhauled in the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway’s workshop at Ravenglass. The workshop was housed in the former Furness Railway goods shed, but a serious fire in March 2013 resulted in £600,000 of damage and the loss of most of the building. A local man from Seascale who worked on the railway was subsequently imprisoned for arson. A small part of the original stone built structure (behind the locomotive) was incorporated into the longer and higher replacement building with improved maintenance facilities including inspection pits.

Adrian Taylor