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Sentence Examples The more pronounced flavour comes from this maturity and from grazing the wild herbage of the open fells. At an isolated crossroads stands this old inn, enfolded by high peaks and craggy tree-covered fells. It was felt the route could become deeply rutted by uncontrolled vehicular use, encouraging drivers to detour off the route onto the fells. This flora of the fells is found in upland pastures, on barren and dry soil, in heathland and on ledges. Outside are extensive lawned gardens with superb views to the north western fells of the Lake District. If we think of flora of the fells at all it is often to appreciate their beauty. Four Army helicopters have lifted around 400 giant bags of stone up the Lake District fells to help in the repair of popular eroded paths. The road meanders upward quite steeply from both valleys, offering spectacular views across most of the central fells. While it makes for hard work for cyclists, the downland provides spectacular scenery that equals that of the dales and fells up north. On the tops the wind blew hard but the air was clear and the views stretched far over the fells and deep into the valleys. Ringed by fells, this lively and friendly market town lies at the head of England's longest lake. It is one of Cumbria's few evergreen flora of the fells and can be seen all year round. The views from the path take in the River Rothay and surrounding woods, and the fells rising all around. It is fed from springwater from the fells, and the surplus dissipates through the fault so it never overflows. We can show them what a beautiful area this is, with shopping, the fells and our market towns. You will find the occasional black girl or young Asian professional walking the fells, but hoodies and gold teeth are pretty rare. Back on the main track, the woodland thins down and there are vistas across fields to the Kirkby fells. Alpine sunshine has sometimes followed snow to show the fells and mountains at their most exquisitely beautiful. Her work is influenced by the landscape, particularly the northern fells and colourful panoramas of foreign climes. Around three inches of snow covered the Cumbrian fells yesterday, causing chaos on the roads. Show More Sentences It is full of fells and pikes, dales and thwaites, all old Viking words which are preserved here but not used widely elsewhere. Police resources will not extend to patrolling the remote fells and the worst kind of motorcyclist knows this. Staveley's Rob Jebb capped a magnificent season on the fells, fulfilling one of his dreams by winning Saturday's Ben Nevis race. The town's location ensures that it catches most of the day's sun and is sheltered from northern winds by sharply rising fells. It's a pleasant amble, wide and straight, passing beneath bridges, through cuttings and woodland, with glimpses across open countryside to distant fells. Our lamb is from a breed of sheep indigenous to the fells around Kendal. The remote, fell-foot hamlet of Croglin lies tucked in among the fells and folds and dales and wide expanses of brooding water that pock the untamed landscape of Cumberland. And Close's nasty, shifting canterings with a shovel before he fells his unfortunate brother and humorously lops off his arm to acquire the ring were shiveringly unpleasant. An Ambleside man had a narrow escape after stumbling and sinking up to his armpits in a bog while walking on the Lake District fells, reports Paul Duncan. Around one hundred marshals will be out on the fells to ensure the safety of runners and Yorkshire Television will be filming a documentary of the day. Does it not occur to these office-bound mandarins that many white and middle class people balk at being faced with fells, lakes and dry stone walls? More to the point, he fells a victim to an obvious amphibology. The principal feature of these fells is a ridge running from the Vale of Lorton in the west to Bassenthwaite Lake in the east. High Stile is most easily ascended as part of a traverse of the three fells. The highest section of the northern branch is formed by the trio of Buttermere fells, High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike. The principal fells in this section are Kirk Fell, Pillar, Scoat Fell, Haycock and Caw Fell, followed by the lower Lank Rigg group. The view is excellent with all of the major fells except the Coniston range in sight. It is one of the most popular of the Lakeland fells, and there are many different routes to the summit. The fells connecting and subsidiary ridges occupy the corners of the square. The northern face is formed by Gable Crag, prominent in views from Haystacks and the surrounding fells. Show More Sentences The view is heavily obstructed by the main range of the western fells, the highpoints being the Scafells and Coniston Fells. North west are the well known trio of Buttermere fells, High Crag, High Stile and Red Pike. These are locally known as fells and range from low hills to the highest ground in England. Along with Eagle Crag and Sergeant's Crag on the Borrowdale side these fells display steep flanks and plenty of rock on the summits. The northern ridge continues over Ullscarf and High Seat towards the low fells above Keswick. The vista is open to the south over the green and blue country of Furness, with many fells in view on the other three sides. To the south of the Helvellyn range, across the depression of Grisedale Hause, is the Fairfield group of fells. South from here are The Dodds, three fells clad in grass almost throughout. Raise and White Side are followed by the highest of the eastern fells, Helvellyn. From here the long valleys of Grisedale and Glenridding can be used to gain access deep into the fells. Snowdon is hidden by the Coniston Fells, and the Isle of Man is largely hidden behind the Great Gable and Pillar group of fells. To the west the skyline is formed by the distant Coniston, Bowfell and Scafell fells. A car park has however been provided at the head of the lake which brings the great arc of fells from Branstree round to High Raise into range. Shap is a linear village and civil parish located among fells and isolated dales in Eden district, Cumbria, England. He makes similar statements regarding the fells to the south of Dow Crag on the parallel Coniston ridge. More loosely connected are Illgill Head and Whin Rigg, the fells forming the famous Wastwater Screes. As the name suggests, Esk Pike stands at the head of the valley, although it is not the highest of these fells. Swirl How sends out ridges to the four points of the compass, each leading to further fells. The view to the north takes in massed ranks of fells while in other directions the Isle of Man, Morecambe Bay and Pennines can be seen. Many walkers will arrive on Swirl How via one of the surrounding fells, all four ridges carrying fair paths. Show More Sentences The fells in this area are rounded Skiddaw slate, with few tarns and relatively few rock faces. The view from Black Combe is unique, a result of its isolated position to the south and west of the main Lake District fells. Most Herdwicks spend winter on the fells, from approximately December to April. The 214 fells described in the seven volumes have become known as the Wainwrights. The said fells are listed here by book, sorted in descending order of height. See also List of fells in the Lake District for a full list in height order, and List of hills in the Lake District for more Lakeland hills. He was noted for his knowledge of the Lakeland fells, their structure and their geography. It is surrounded by the Yorkshire Dales and South Pennines, from which the fells are separated by the Aire Gap and Ribble Valley. Cross Fell and the adjoining fells are mainly a bed of hard, carboniferous limestone. A common feature of many Pennine dales and Lake District fells are the groups of cairns on the high ground. From Crinkle Crags the first fells on this ridge are Hard Knott and Harter Fell, separated by Hardknott Pass. The dalesmen's sport, fox-hunting on the fells, is gradually returning after its 11-months' foot-and-mouth ban. Why, We are still handling our ewes, and their fells, you know, are greasy. Many of the higher fells are rocky, while moorland predominates at lower altitudes. The Far Eastern Fells refer to all of the Lakeland fells to the east of Ullswater and the A592 road running south to Windermere. These pyroclastic rocks give rise to the craggy landscapes typical of the central fells. He is a Spirit, that inveighs away a Man from himself, undertakes great Matters for him, and after fells him for a Slave. The fictional lake resembles Windermere, but the surrounding hills and fells resemble those of Coniston Water. Scafell Pike is one of a horseshoe of high fells, open to the south, surrounding the head of Eskdale, Cumbria. There is open access to Scafell and the surrounding fells, with many walking and rock climbing routes. Show More Sentences Foxhound packs in the Cumbrian fells and other upland areas are followed by supporters on foot rather than on horseback. The actual boundary, which followed the Torne River and the Muonio River to the fells Saana and Halti in the northwest, was a compromise. No part of Finland has Arctic tundra, but Alpine tundra can be found at the fells Lapland. The main cemetery on the Lorton Road is something of a walker's garden, featuring streams, humped stone bridges and views of the nearby fells. On a clear day the majority of the Eden Valley, the local fells, Pennines and parts of the North Lakes can be seen. It is bounded to the west by the Solway Firth, part of the Irish Sea, and by the Lake District fells to the east. To the north the pass is flanked by Whinlatter fell, while to the south the Whiteside, Hopegill Head and Grisedale Pike fells borders the pass. The vale is in the heart of the northern Lake District and is surrounded by many of the most striking of the Lakeland fells. To the north, the main ridge of the central fells passes over Thunacar Knott before climbing to High Raise. Other notable Langdale fells are Crinkle Crags, at the head of the Oxendale valley, and Pike o' Blisco on the southern side of the valley. The scenery of the Newlands valley consists of farmland in the valley bottom and soaring fells above. They arrived in Windermere and climbed the nearby Orrest Head, where Wainwright saw his first view of the Lakeland fells. Between 2005 and 2009, all the Pictorial Guides were updated for the first time, to take account of changed conditions on the fells. These are known locally as fells and range from low hills to the highest ground in England. Wainwright divided the fells into seven geographical areas, each surrounded by valleys and low passes. The tourist route up Skiddaw will generally be busy, but solitude can easily be found on the northern fells. Two roads cross from east to west, dividing the fells into three convenient groups. All around are rank upon rank of fells, of the major Lakeland ranges only the High Street group not being fully visible. The principal ridge in this group of fells runs east from Buttermere, climbing over Robinson, Hindscarth and Dale Head. The view is robbed of foreground by the broad plateau of the summit, but serried ranks of fells appear in all directions. Show More Sentences Coledale Hause connects to Hopegill Head and the fells to the north, providing further indirect possibilities. It includes the other fells of Hopegill Head, Eel Crag, Sail, Scar Crags and Causey Pike with over 1300 metres of ascent. Considerable areas of the Bowland fells were used for military training during World War II and there are still unexploded bombs in some areas, including nearby Wolf Fell. It occupies a position in the very south of the main range of fells, alongside and just to the north of Parlick, to which it is joined by a ridge. The Howgills, Pennines, the Lake District fells, the Yorkshire Three Peaks can all be seen and, on a clear day, there is even a glimpse of the sea at Morecambe Bay. Considerable areas of the Bowland fells were used for military training during the Second World War, and there are still unexploded bombs in some areas. The dogs are by now starving, snowfall having removed the sheep from the fells and cut off their main food source, and they devour Westcott's body. The lake and the surrounding fells are based on an amalgam of Windermere and Coniston Water, places where Ransome spent much of his childhood and later life. They are found throughout the more mountainous areas of Great Britain, but particularly in the Yorkshire Dales, County Durham, and around the pennine fells of Cumbria. More than the old drystone walls that quarter the fells, the packhorse bridges or the whitewashed farmsteads, the little grey Herdwick sheep typify the Lakeland. It rises in the Sca Fell range of mountains at a height of 800 metres, just below Esk Hause, the mountain pass between the fells of Great End and Esk Pike. It is listed in Alfred Wainwright's 'best half dozen' Lake District fells. However, the ridge has two additional fells, numerous subsidiary tops and several small tarns making its traverse an appealing and challenging walk. Much quieter than the central areas of Lakeland they offer in general easier but less exciting walking as the fells merge mainly into the surrounding moorlands. This hill rises gently from the valley of the River Glenderamackin, which separates the Helvellyn range of fells from Blencathra and the northern Lakeland fells. Hundreds of tops exist and many writers have attempted to draw up definitive lists of fells and divided the range into areas to aid their description. The Helvellyn range is seen end to end, together with a panorama of high fells on the other side of the ridge from Crinkle Crags in the south to Blencathra in the north. The view includes intimate views of the Langdale Pikes and the fells around Grasmere, together with the Fairfield horseshoe and the Coniston Fells. It is situated between Great Gable and Pillar on the long ring of fells surrounding the valley of Ennerdale, and also stands over Wasdale to the south. The fells to the north of Whinlatter are generally lower and less rugged. Show More Sentences From High Man the north east quadrant is filled by the quiet fells of Back o'Skiddaw, with the Border hills, the Cheviots and the North Pennines behind them. Beyond these fells are the Glenderaterra Beck and the Blencathra group. The northern section is known commonly as 'Back o'Skiddaw' and contains many lower fells of a gentler nature, although the paths to climb them can be long. The 214 fells described in the Pictorial Guides are now generally known as the Wainwrights, and visiting them all is a common form of peak bagging. His division of the Lake District into seven areas, and choice of fells to include, have been followed in whole or in part by subsequent writers such as Mark Richards. The road continues to the western end of Haweswater, to a car park, a popular starting point for a path to the surrounding fells of Harter Fell, Branstree and High Street. It lies at the southern foot of Blencathra, one of the more prominent fells in the northern Lake District, and to the north of the River Glenderamackin. These screes formed as a result of ice and weathering erosion on the rocks of the Borrowdale Volcanic Group, that form the fells to the east of the lake, towards Eskdale. Much of Finland is pristine and virgin as it contains 40 national parks from the Southern shores of the Gulf of Finland to the high fells of Lapland. Rising less than 3,000 feet, the Pennines are often referred to as fells. The relatively low height of most of the fells means that, while snow is expected during the winter, they can be free of snow at any time of the year. In the north of this region are the lower fells of Martindale Common and Bampton Common whilst in the south are the fells overlooking the Kentmere valley. Examples from Classical Literature But in Iceland and at the southern borders of its breeding range generally the purple sandpiper usually nests on the fells. The fells of Furness look black and bold, and the windings of the lune are clearly traced out. The young of moorfowl, larks, pipits, and summer snipe constitute its food on the fells. Through the hazy atmosphere a cloud of dun, vaporish red could be seen trailing over the dim fells. Like the tree, they never change till the heeder, Death, fells them. Roger Kenyon, 62, of Blundellsands, will climb the last of the Lake District fells, known as The Wainwrights, next month. Not a poet of dells and fells, but of the earth and the orbs. The 214 fells described in the Pictorial Guides are now generally known as the Wainwrights after Alfred, who was also a well respected guidebook author and illustrator. Find more words! 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