Roland Jackson
@rolandjackson.bsky.social
History & politics of sci/tech, & Cumbria. Author: The Ascent of John Tyndall #histsci; Scientific Advice to the Nineteenth-Century British State #c19. Chair Cumbria County History Trust & Trustee Lowther Castle & Gdns. Web: https://www.rolandjackson.co.uk
The Cumbria County History Trust has just launched the first 'Red Book' in the Victoria County History of Westmorland, covering the Kirkby Lonsdale area.
We'll be on Radio Cumbria c.1215/1220 today. Link available after c.2pm today, c.2hrs 15 mins in:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
We'll be on Radio Cumbria c.1215/1220 today. Link available after c.2pm today, c.2hrs 15 mins in:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
October 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The Cumbria County History Trust has just launched the first 'Red Book' in the Victoria County History of Westmorland, covering the Kirkby Lonsdale area.
We'll be on Radio Cumbria c.1215/1220 today. Link available after c.2pm today, c.2hrs 15 mins in:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
We'll be on Radio Cumbria c.1215/1220 today. Link available after c.2pm today, c.2hrs 15 mins in:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
I think Fringed and Field Gentians #GentianFamily but admittedly in Switzerland hence bonus Edelweiss. All found within sight of the Matterhorn #WildflowerHour
August 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I think Fringed and Field Gentians #GentianFamily but admittedly in Switzerland hence bonus Edelweiss. All found within sight of the Matterhorn #WildflowerHour
Grass of Parnassus, flower of Cumberland #Cumbria, high up in Newlands #WildflowerHour
July 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Grass of Parnassus, flower of Cumberland #Cumbria, high up in Newlands #WildflowerHour
...and here they are from the south (from the summit of the Ebnefluh). Plus bonus of Mönch and Jungfrau from the summit of the Eiger.
July 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
...and here they are from the south (from the summit of the Ebnefluh). Plus bonus of Mönch and Jungfrau from the summit of the Eiger.
Looking up and down Coledale, with a finish of course in the Coledale Inn #Cumbria #LakeDistrict
June 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Looking up and down Coledale, with a finish of course in the Coledale Inn #Cumbria #LakeDistrict
Views from Green Gable #LakeDistrict #Cumbria
June 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Views from Green Gable #LakeDistrict #Cumbria
Looking down the Glencoyne valley to Ullswater, and a red deer in the bracken just above the lake ##LakeDistrict #Cumbria
June 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Looking down the Glencoyne valley to Ullswater, and a red deer in the bracken just above the lake ##LakeDistrict #Cumbria
Today in #LakeDistrict sunny paradise it is Newlands and swimming under waterfalls (extremely cold)
April 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Today in #LakeDistrict sunny paradise it is Newlands and swimming under waterfalls (extremely cold)
Today in #LakeDistrict paradise weather it's Blencathra, and the first swim of the year, but the heating is not switched on in Scales Tarn
April 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Today in #LakeDistrict paradise weather it's Blencathra, and the first swim of the year, but the heating is not switched on in Scales Tarn
One for the #LakeDistrict connoisseur, Steeple today.
April 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
One for the #LakeDistrict connoisseur, Steeple today.
Another day in #LakeDistrict paradise, this time with a homage to the spectacular climbing ground of Pillar Rock (completely deserted today)
April 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Another day in #LakeDistrict paradise, this time with a homage to the spectacular climbing ground of Pillar Rock (completely deserted today)
Stunning weather in the #LakeDistrict today. Buttermere, Crummock, Ennerdale, and a deserted Grey Crag.
April 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Stunning weather in the #LakeDistrict today. Buttermere, Crummock, Ennerdale, and a deserted Grey Crag.
Derwentwater regatta underway #Cumbria #LakeDistrict
March 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Derwentwater regatta underway #Cumbria #LakeDistrict
Winter conditions in Cumbria this week, but also of course in Switzerland here in the upper Rhone valley.
January 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Winter conditions in Cumbria this week, but also of course in Switzerland here in the upper Rhone valley.
This one is for @lakesstiles.bsky.social: the stile at Hole in't Wall on Helvellyn is normally a good 2m high.
January 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This one is for @lakesstiles.bsky.social: the stile at Hole in't Wall on Helvellyn is normally a good 2m high.
Fleeting views above the cloud inversion seen on the Melmerby Scar Challenge today. A fog bow and, if you look carefully, the summits of Helvellyn and other high fells just proud of the cloud #Cumbria
December 27, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Fleeting views above the cloud inversion seen on the Melmerby Scar Challenge today. A fog bow and, if you look carefully, the summits of Helvellyn and other high fells just proud of the cloud #Cumbria
...and by a wild beck up in the fells...
November 27, 2024 at 7:21 AM
...and by a wild beck up in the fells...
Since I seem to be managing the starter pack for #Cumbria and the #LakeDistrict I thought I’d better post a picture of Herdwicks in the mist somewhere near Sprinkling Tarn
November 16, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Since I seem to be managing the starter pack for #Cumbria and the #LakeDistrict I thought I’d better post a picture of Herdwicks in the mist somewhere near Sprinkling Tarn