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Roland Jackson
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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...
October 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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
Grass of Parnassus, flower of Cumberland #Cumbria, high up in Newlands #WildflowerHour
July 13, 2025 at 7:02 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.
July 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Looking up and down Coledale, with a finish of course in the Coledale Inn #Cumbria #LakeDistrict
June 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Views from Green Gable #LakeDistrict #Cumbria
June 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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
Today in #LakeDistrict sunny paradise it is Newlands and swimming under waterfalls (extremely cold)
April 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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
One for the #LakeDistrict connoisseur, Steeple today.
April 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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
Stunning weather in the #LakeDistrict today. Buttermere, Crummock, Ennerdale, and a deserted Grey Crag.
April 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Derwentwater regatta underway #Cumbria #LakeDistrict
March 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Perfect weather for the Derwentwater regatta this morning #Cumbria
March 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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
Sty Head Tarn like an ice mirror, and a glimpse towards Great End #Cumbria
January 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Sharp Edge on Blencathra was interesting today. Spot the climbers! #Cumbria
January 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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
Superb day on Striding and Swirral edges on Helvellyn, apart from deep drifts of unconsolidated snow #Cumbria
January 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Full winter conditions on Blencathra with stinging spindrift and stunning light effects below the cloud ##Cumbria
January 6, 2025 at 2:01 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
December 27, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Boxing Day stroll over Gowbarrow via Aira Force, and view along Ullswater towards Helvellyn #Cumbria
December 26, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Early Christmas dusting of snow on Knapside Hill this morning #Cumbria
December 22, 2024 at 9:33 AM
...and by a wild beck up in the fells...
November 27, 2024 at 7:21 AM
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