Some routine 'housekeeping'.

After a few weeks of activities surrounding events like the Keswick Mountain Festival and the increased numbers of children during half-term, last week I returned to the routine Ranger duties that form the background to all that we do.

One of those was to walk the path beneath Falcon Crag overlooking Derwentwater.  I’d had a report from a member of the public about tree branches beginning to overhang the path.  So, I spent an incredibly pleasant morning with Daisy walking and trimming back branches that were indeed beginning to hinder easy access along the path. The path is now fit for use by more members of the public without having to duck under or scramble around the obstructing branches.

These are just basic ‘rangering’ duties but it was good to be back on the ground doing some practical work.

Hi its Daisy here.

I’ve been running around on the fells again.  It’s great.  We walked to Falcon Crag.  You could hear the peregrines.  They’re a bit scary.  Have you seen how fast they can fly?

Question from Roy: 

How fast do you think a peregrine falcon can fly?

a.        Up to 50 miles per hour

b.      100 to 150 mph

c.       More than 200 mph

You can find out about the speed of peregrines here.