Tracey Attrill (Essex girl in the wild)
Tracey Attrill (Essex girl in the wild)
Essex girl in the wild , forager of wild plants and hiker in wild places. I live in The Lake District National Park and I would like to take you along on my walks showing you the beautiful and stunning area in the mountains and valleys.
Along the way I provide routes onto the famous and iconic Wainright Hills and to be honest any other hills around the national park with stunning views that get overlooked by the majority of visitors. I also include some foraging for wild plants and would like to inspire others to use what nature provides for free.
Included in my adventures is our faithful collie pup Billy and my boyfriend Andrew. So I hope you come along with me on our adventures into the wild.
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There aren't many of them but as a dog owner i know the frustrations that dog-unfriendly stiles cause. Unfortunately as far as i'm aware there is no requirement to cater for dogs on footpaths, only humans 😒 Planning to do this walk on Friday
@markashley4783 it should be really nice wirh the heather out in bloom right now , enjoy and j hope you get your dog over the stile OK 👍
Hi Tracey, very informative regarding the route to Fellbarrow which I need to do. I did Low Fell from Thackthwaite years ago, why we didnt do it then i dont know 🤣but your route definately looks the best option. Darling Fell looks an interesting one too if the fern or triffids arent too high. Looks a good round trip. Great video ATB
@tonypilki3 thanks Tony ...I do like the route from Thackthwaite it's just the parking situation....its nice to do a circular onto Darling Fell just that flipping down and up haha....when the bracken isn't so high I'm gonna try the lower path around the flanks of Darling Fell should still get amazing views
Super video Tracey. I cant believe we didnt do at least Bessy Boot when we camped at Stonethwaite the other week especially as it towered above our tent. At least we got eagle crag done which was my preference 🙂 Definately Glaramara and Bessy on our next camp if its not misty. You and Andy make it look so easy walking fromone to the other but im sure we would be going round in circles 😅
@tonypilki3 haha it's only because we have walked them a few times now otherwise we would have our heads permanently glued to our mobiles looking at our gpx route ...I must admit my preference would always be Eagle Crag , just love it.
Wow uve definitely Captivated the essence of the Howgills of the rolling hills and Sleeping Elephants i look forward to visiting at some point Thankyou once again 😀
@marksalmon6773 you will love Sedbergh and Arant Haw , especially if you continue to The Calf , just love rhe valleys and the light one gets on these hills , I'm sure you won't be disappointed
Thankyou for sharing such a beauty them outlying fells have some of the best views
Lovely vid Tracey and Andrew! One of my favourite walking areas! 👍😁⛰️🐕🚶🚶
@robinknowles2600 thanks Nobby 😊
Lovely video. This looks like a great tweak to this route. We have this on our list but were going to risk the Thackthwaite starting point, but since that only has spots for like 2 cars and that road is tiny, I like your starting point way better. Looks like several spots to park there and these aren't the most popular fells so I would hope in earlyish May it isn't rammed with cars. And it looks easier to drive to than Thackthwaite.
@mjkoehler73 much easier to park here and room I would say for about 15 cars and a further layby up the road aswell. Thackthwaite is too narrow for me for parking but I do like the route up from it though...you should be fine in May as long as not a bank Holiday 😅 thanks very much for the watch and comment
Hi Tracey, For the first time in a few weeks I watched on VR, it's easy to forget how immersive it is, you hear each squelch and gust. Don't think I would want to attempt that alone, though surprisingly there were a few others about. Amazed at how cold it was. Cheers for now Graham
@gberish602 thanks Graham ...yeah it would be a lonely place in the mist and confusing ground , oh dear I hope I didn't make any untoward sounds haha
Hi Tracey and Billy Bob. What a belting walk, with some stunning views. Loads of adventuring to be done on Loweswater Fell and it looked so quiet too, just how I like it! 😀 Hope you had a great weekend All the best 😀🥾⛰
@DAoutdoors thanks Dave , 😊
Just goes to show ya don't need to climb the big hitters to get great views Tracey 😊 plus yhese fells are more like The Lakes used to be before the tourists invasion! Andy got the drone to provide more excellent footage 😊 a good walk this, 😊regards to you ,Andy & of course Billy Bob 🐶🐕❤
@davidmarshall5596 thanks again David , you often find the small fells have great views , I do like a view along a valley from low down and Lorton Valley is so pretty
@@Traceyattrill-Essexgirlinwild It sure is Tracey, the whole area is like going back in time.........🙂
Absolutely amazing video Tracey 😮I’ve only seen one inversion going up Catbells with my dog Bella I wasn’t sure what I was witnessing until I got further up and a lad with a camera and tripod told me he had been waiting ages for an inversion over Derwentwater loving all your videos and Andrew’s and my 2 dogs love watching Billy Bob 😊
@jetdogify hi there ..thanks very much that's much appreciated ...what dogs do you have ? Billy says hi to them 😄
I’ve got a Cocker Spaniel called Bella and one of her pups a black Cockerpoo called Lottie 🐶🐶 keep making your great videos Tracey 😊🥾
Thank you 😊
Excellent video
@DaveCollierCamping thank you Dave 😊
Absolutely stunning scenery Tracey. Thanks for taking us along. ATB to you all. Take care. X
@yvonnebailey9973 thank you Yvonne ...atb to you and have a good weekend
Cracking walk that Tracey. I thought Darling Fell was a Wainwright too. The views from Low Fell are fantastic. I wasn't too keen on Tic City on the way down. Got to be careful of those blood sucking little monsters I'd say. I remember coming back down the other side of Hallin Fell and the bracken was humongous. Thanks for sharing and say hello to Andy & Billy Bob.
@davidburgess9058 thanks David , Andy had 1 crawling on his leg the other day , creepy things , Billy gets them all the time and they can drop off onto the carpet , it's just gross haha ...my sisters dog Teddybear , you can see them on his white fur crawling all over him .....have I put you off your tea yet ..sorry ....atb to you have a good weekend
Really nice walk and accessible even for old codgers like me. The view down Crummock Water must be up there with one of the best in the Lakes. I know it was windy and a bit cloudier than you wanted but still pretty good for .this summer.
@gbfch thanks Graham 😊 yes i cant be greedy can I haha ...its a stunning view isn't it, atb Graham
Hi Tracey and Andy.Just watched your latest video.Been here with my wife,some of the best views in the Lake District in my opinion.Great content and camera work from you both.We look forward to watching your videos every week.Well done keep up the great work.
@user-zt4wh9fb4t thank you Peter, that's much appreciated ....its beautiful here isn't it , atb to you both, catch you again on another adventure
Not walked yhis for many a year Tracey! Will go on the 'to do' list 😂some more great drone footage 😊very good 6 miler this ! Regards to you ,Andy & of course Billy Bob alias The Rockstar 🐶🐕❤
@davidmarshall5596 you never know , one day we might meet on the hills. Take care and atb David.
@@Traceyattrill-Essexgirlinwild You just never know Tracey.....one day...🙂👍
@davidmarshall5596 if you ever fancy a walk , just let me know , would be nice to meet , no probs if you prefer to walk on your own , I get that too 😉
@@Traceyattrill-Essexgirlinwild thanks for that Tracey, I shall bear that in mind 😃
Hi Tracey, You two do manage to find some lesser trod paths even if waterproof footwear is a necessity in bogworld. I really can't believe you went wrong, at least with your encyclopedic knowledge you can make it up as you go along, I bet there are loads of trods that don't appear on OS maps. Funny how you didn't meet anyone else on that route. Would you rather it be muddy but green or baked dry and parched? Didn't notice any comments about midges, were they hiding? Leo says can you make the next one a bit shorter 🤣 bet he slept well. Cheers Graham
@gberish602 haha Leo was a little trooper ....I don't mind the bogs, I'd much rather the Lakes.was green ...I remember what the lakes looked like rhe 1st summer of lockdown and the hills had turned brown , it was scorchio for 3 months here , all the bogs were crispy...funnily enough I was in Scotland for 3 days in July and no midges , can you believe it
@@Traceyattrill-Essexgirlinwild As you are up late and bearing in mind the date pinchy punchy 🤣😂😀
@@gberish602 haha thank you 😊
Wonderful. Thank you. ATB to you all. X😊
@yvonnebailey9973 thanks Yvonne 😊 and the same to you x
Lovely video, thank you so much guys ❤
@@garywickens7460 thanks Gary once again and atb
Glaramara is a grand fell with that interesting scramble which as you showed you don't have to do. Pity about the mist at the top but at least you'd been up there in better weather. The undulating and winding path over to Ros. Fell/Bessyboot can be confusing in mist (at least to me) but thankfully you had decent weather by then. Terrific video as usual.
@gbfch thank you Graham , I was relieved when it cleared as like you say we would have to keep checking GPS otherwise and would then become a navigational exercise instead of just enjoying the walk ...atb to you
Hi Tracey, loved this walk, so glad you managed to get some views after the clouds had shifted. It's a very rugged landscape isn't it. I loved the view up the valley to Combe head and Combe Door, absolutely stunning. Have a lovely week, all the best Dave
@DAoutdoors thanks Dave just love the hanging valleys, so dramatic ..atb to you
Did this exact walk Saturday 27th July, warm rain all the way up but no wind at all. Trails were hard to find at times, but as you did, we went around the faint path up to Glaramara. Great video as always 😁👍
@tonymcdonald3898 thanks Tony 😊 it would be a challenging walk in poor visibility. We were glad it cleared.
@@Traceyattrill-Essexgirlinwild by the time we got to Combe Door the sun had come out and it was glorious on Bessyboot 😁
@@tonymcdonald3898 that's good 👍
Watendlath always reminds me of having gone back in time Tracey, very tranquil & peaceful 😊❤ Poor Leo & hos little legs certainly got a coating of gunge! 😂some great drone footage 👍 a really hood walk in a truly beautiful place in The Lakes ❤ hope all well wity you & family Tracey? Regards to Andy and Billy Bob 🐶🐕❤
@davidmarshall5596 thanks ks David yes we are all good thanks 😊 atb to you too
Thats looks a super route Tracey if it werent so squelchy lol. Sooo damn wet in the summer months its crazy. Always enjoyed the solitude of the Watendlath area and the brew and cake at the cafe 🍰☕ ATB
@tonypilki3 thanks Tony 😊
@@Traceyattrill-Essexgirlinwild I forgot to ask! was the cafe open Tracey 🤣 Ive been lucky 2 visits and open both times 🍰☕
@@tonypilki3 haha no it wasn't 🤣 😂 I've only ever seen it open twice
Hi Tracey. Haha, poor Leo, he looked like he had wellies on at the end. 🤣🤣
@@DAoutdoors haha 😄 he did look a bit sorry for himself at the end , poor Leo
Hi Tracey. Thanks for sharing your vlog this week. Fantastic views as always. Shame it was a bit damp in places and you suffered wet feet. Poor Leo's legs after getting into a bog, still a dip in the tarn did the trick and cleaned him up. ATB to you, Andy and Billy. Take care. X
@yvonnebailey9973 thanks Yvonne 😊 we nickname Leo ....Velcro ...as things seem to stick to him haha 😄 he is a good swimmer
Really enjoyed the video as always and although I've never done that route I've done Walla Crag to Ullscarf a couple of times. Not been since they paved a section of it but it was rather trying wet work when I was there. You had decent day for it mind. Smiled when the hysteria hit you. Lovely to hear the skylarks.
@gbfch haha thanks I'm glad my hysteria was funny haha ....blimey Walla Crag to Ullscarf ....wow ...that's a long.tortureous route haha 😄 wet wet wet , mind you the slabs are a god send now
Hi Tracey. We’ve just got back from Ullscarf and I didn’t think the bogs were too bad coming up from Wythburn Fell. We were doing some Birkett-bashing and ended up descending from Brown Rigg and down the perimeter of the plantation to the north of Harrop Tarn. You ever been down there? What a nightmare! Great vid. Regards, Charlie & Tony.
We have Tony , I remember it being muddy from brown Rigg to the plantation fence but we love it on Bell Crags. When we did Ullscarf it had been heavy thundery storms the day before so rather squelchy to Dock Tarn. So peaceful though. Thanks and atb
Awesome BCs....loved every soggy boggy wet minute....love the music in this one 💕 xx
Thanks BCs x
We stayed in a lodge at Hartsop last week tried this fell but was too hot so picnicked by the filter house
It's such a lovely valley, I was in Scotland last week and it rained 😄 so missed the hot weather ...hartsop would be a lovely place to stay
Was there few weeks ago we live down south but go to lakes every year. Proposed to my wife at surprise view
@paulfastbikes361 nice memories my friend 🧡
Been up there loads never knew about the bothy
@paulfastbikes361 check it out next time you go up that way ....its proper cute ..I never knew about this route until I was reading Waimrights book the other week.
Hi Tracey, Andy & Billy. What a super video. Not been up Eagle Crag. The view looks amazing from up there. Andy looked like he was playing the piano wedged between that rock. God knows why you would want to take an E- Bike up there. Crazy if you ask me. I see you didn't escape the rain but you were smiling through it all. Bit before your time but you and Andy could do a bit of a Gene Kelly rendition next time ha! What a summer eh? Thanks for sharing your fab walk Tracey. Super dooper.
@davidburgess9058 thanks David ...we might apply for Britain's Got Talent .....hope all is well x
Nice drone footage. What drone do you use?
Hi we use the DJI Mini 2 4K , thanks and atb
Hi Tracey, Trying to remember what the weather was like here on 6th July, yours sure was nice, everything looking lovely and green. Surprised you had Sgts Crag summit to yourselves. Drone shots great as usual. Nice of you to release Andy from his stone table. Those flagstone paths must have made the going easy. Weren't you a bit hot in your Paramo? Patrick Dickinson recently did map and twig time, I think you have the edge 😄😂, especially since the zebra finches were joining in. Cheers Graham
@gberish602 haha ....I think the finches add to it too ....they might like his twig though, they could perch on his twig whilst doing map Time 😄
Wasn't funny going up them terraces :/.. Love Eagle crag though, i need to try this route... looks like less risk of dying :D.. good stuff, tek care aye :)
@daveostlemountainman haha it was funny haha
Hi Tracey, what a belting walk. The route up alongside Greenup Gill is beautiful. Looks like you had a mixed bag of the great British weather. What a pants summer we are having up to now. 🤬
@DAoutdoors thanks Dave ....we get 1 day of sunshine then 3 days of rain lol
A great walk this Tracey!.😊 looked plenty folk on that campsite 😮 Andy negotiating Billy over the high style was something to behold, fair play 😊😊 drone footage was very good as per usual & there were some excellent views to be had from the summits , very enjoyable watching Tracey & regards to you, Andy & of course Billy Bob 🐶🐕❤
@davidmarshall5596 thanks David 😊
Hi Tracy, I dis this route today! 8.06 miles, I got lost a bit between the two pikes if that makes sense. Parked up at 8am already, it was warm, I was worried about the dog. Thankfully there was some water available. Islay had an involuntary swim in the little tarn heading up to Brock Crags. Headed down to Angle Tarn, which was beautiful, then over to the pikes. I walked straight past the path up, doubled back, and found it. Then over to the path leading to place full and dropped down to the path back to Hartsop. A very warm day, even that early walking in to the sun. Beautiful though.
Lovely , it's such a beautiful walk. It's easy to miss the path to Angletarn Pikes and it's tricky to get to both In-between...always plenty of water up there for dogs 🐕 glad you enjoyed it
Hi Tracey. Super video and scenery once again. We camped at Stanley House Farm the other week and did Eagle Crag by the wall and terrace something Ive always wanted to do but kept putting it off. It wasnt as bad as i expected and even my other half enjoyed it. She did hate going back down into the valley though the way you came up. Very steep and no path but it I enjoyed the zig zagging made it more interesting lol. I was sorry to hear the campsite had shut down it was busy when we walked past but there was a lot of kids around the area and hanging around the pub. Hope someone can make it work in the future. Cheers Tracey and Billy ATB
@tonypilki3 thanks Tony , I might try the terraces one day just not sure if I can get Billy over that stile .....shame about the campsite, it was very busy wirh loud music at 8am , they just need to be more proactive with unsociable behaviour , we passed a group of lads smoking weed whilst driving , i also noticed Scafell hotel has closed
Fantastic video as always xx❤
@garywickens7460 thanks Gary
Gotta be one of my favourite walks I've done in the Lakes, stunning views from Eagle crag, followed your route on your previous vlog from here. Definitely on my to do again list
@DebbieMitchell-tg6td glad you enjoyed it , its one of my faves too .
Hi guys. Great video as always. Had to laugh when Andy got stuck!!!. Thanks for sharing. ATB to you all. X
@yvonnebailey9973 haha he is funny ....thanks Yvonne
Thanks for taking us along on a lovely walk. Walked the low paths several times now I know what the views are like from up top.
@@143topline I hope you get to see them for yourself some say 😊
Well Tracey that was certainly worth waiting for. Them views are something else. I was knackered watching you some steep climbing. We'll watch Andy's vlog when he puts it out. Both the same walks but different in a good way You're knowledge of the fells is outstanding. All the best till the next time. Malcolm and Sheila from Workington.
@malcolmcharlton6954 thank you Malcolm and Sheila
Eagle Crag is one of my favourites and the way you went is a really good one but the direct route with the easy scramble up through the terraces shouldn't be missed. Not been for a few years but I think you could get a dog under the fence at the stile and the stile might not be more difficult than the one you negotiated. As an aside, being an old curmudgeon, I believe the fells are for walkers not cyclists. Be that as it may, really enjoyed the video, as ever. Lovely to see Billy playing in the beck.
@@gbfch thanks Graham ....I might try the terraces one day 🤔 thanks again