Walks in Silverdale and Arnside - Walking Routes

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16 Jul 2010
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Second
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9781852846282
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17.2 x 11.6 x 1.1cm
Weight
190g
Pages
160
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16 Jul 2010

Walks in Silverdale and Arnside

An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty by Brian Evans

Walking guidebook to Silverdale and Arnside Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), at the top of Morecambe Bay in Cumbria and Lancashire, overlooking the Lake District. 21 day walks climbing wooded hills and limestone escarpments, visiting nature reserves, crossing the Bay and tracking the canal. More...

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Seasons

can be enjoyed throughout the year; spring with its abundant flowers and the colourful displays of Read More... autumn are especially rewarding; summer is the busiest time; in winter vast flocks of birds can be seen in Morecambe Bay; the woods provide sheltered walking in strong wind

Centres

the villages of Silverdale, Arnside and Warton have small shops; more facilities are available at Read More... Milnthorpe and Carnforth; accommodation in the area is plentiful, including hotels, guest houses, B&B and campsites

Difficulty

most walks on well signed, well-trodden paths, sometimes crossing bare limestone or rough and Read More... rooty underfoot; scrambling along the rocky shore requires care to heed the incoming tide, although there are safe high tide options; walks are between 2 and 8 miles but can be easily linked into longer walks

Must See

the best coastal scenery and the highest concentration of woodland paths in NW England; views over Read More... Morecambe Bay and the Lakeland fells; densely wooded limestone hills rich in flora and fauna; Warton Crag, Arnside Knott, Farleton Knott, Holme Park Fell and Hutton Roof Crags; Leighton Moss RSPB reserve and several Nature Reserves
 
 

The most useful map of the area is the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Outdoor Leisure sheet 7, The English Lakes South Eastern Area, which covers all the area described in this book.

The 1:50,000 Landranger sheet 97 Kendal to Morecambe could also be used. It should be possible easily to follow the walks from the sketch maps in this book, which include the important features for walkers.

 
 
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