CUMBRIA / WHITBARROW NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE - WITHERSLACK

            ""All landscapes are defined by their geology. The nature of the rock gives the land its form and character, and is reflected in the wild plants that colonize it. This is true of all types of rock, but few dispaly their influence quite so dramatically as limestone. For although every rock has its unique qualities, limestone is special. At Whitbarrow National Nature Reserve in southern Cumbria, you can see this even from a distance as you approach from the village of Witherslack, the hill looming above you is castellated with an imposing rampart of pale, bare rock rising high above the trees on the lower slopes. Yet this is nothing compared to the view that starts to open out as you climb through the trees to the top.
As the trees thin out, YOU EMERGE INTO A DIFFERENT WORLD. In many places, plants sprout from a complex network of fissures and crevices between blocks of bare limestone - THE WEIRD, ALMOST ALIEN TERRAIN OF A LIMESTONE PAVEMENT." ("Nature of Britain, The Definitive Visual Guide")
   

Taken in: UK / England / South Lakeland District / Witherslack (show map)

Taken on: July 3, 2024

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