The Teessdale Gallery

Andy Beck - On Location

Route details and photographs of areas where Andy has been walking, sketching and gathering references for future work.

This route was part of Andy's fascinating and unique project "The Wainwrights in Colour". Click here

5th July 2009 The Nab and Martindale..

Another Sunday afternoon/ evening walk to tick off a few references. This time we headed into Martindale to pay our first visit to the summit of The Nab. Even though this fell lies within "open access" land it also is home to the oldest Red Deer herd in England. This means that there are some restrictions to walking in the area.

We parked Dale Head, the furthest farm in the dale and took the path up to the Beda Fell Ridge. Giving good views of The Nab as we gained height.

The head of the dale from the old ruin.

 

Taking 5 as I get my references.

 

Angletarn Pikes from the ridge.

 

Rest Dodd behind Heck Crag.

 

Approaching Angle Tarn.

 

Sparkling waters.

 

Looking north from Satura Crag.

 

Martindale from the path to Rest Dodd.

 

Waiting for us on Rest Dodd summit.

 

From Rest Dodd we headed towards The Nab. The route can be seen to the right of the peat hags.

 

The information notice as you enter the deer forest.

 

The path crosses an area of peat bog which fortunately today was quite dry.

 

The view into Martindale from the summit. Dale Head farm, our start point is bottom left.

 

Looking west from the summit cairn.

 

We retraced our path towards Rest Dodd. Instead of going back over the summit we were to follow the wall up to the right.

 

 High Street and Hayeswater.

 

Passing through the old gateway near Satura Crag and looking back to Rest Dodd. Brock Crags was nearby so we took the route to that fell.

 

Evening light on Gray Crag.

 

Brotherswater from the summit of Brock Crags. Instead of taking the normal route back to Angle Tarn we headed north in a direct route to Angletarn Pikes.

 

This gave us an unusual view of the tarn from the west.

 

Almost at the top of Angletarn Pikes.

 

From where there is a great view of the tarn.

 

Time for a quick nap.

 

Now there was a fine ridge walk along to Beda Fell.

 

Angletarn summit tor with the distant Dove Crag.

 

Ullswater either side of Hallin Fell from Beda Fell summit.

 

Me and my walking mate.

 

The sun dips behind Blencathra as we head back towards the car. The Nab was a new fell for me a was the last in the Far Eastern Fells region that I needed to do. During this walk we saw several large groups of Red deer but unfortunately at too far a distance for some good photographs.

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