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A DAY AT ENx\ERDALE. 



By Joseph Adair. 

 (Read at Whitehaven. ) 



A portion of this paper was read at the Society's excursion to 

 Ennerdale in October last, under the title of " The Botany of 

 Ennerdale." Since then it has been re-written, and although some 

 facts touching on the botany of the district have been omitted, 

 other paragraphs have been added so as to embrace in a narrative 

 form what may be seen in a day's excursion. Most of the short 

 notes which follow refer to the middle of August, that being the time 

 when the lake and mountain district is seen to greatest advantage; 

 for at that time the ling and heather are in bloom, and give the 

 fine purple colour to the hills which adds so much to the beauty 

 of the landscape. 



Ennerdale is perhaps less visited by the tourist from a distance 

 than most of the other lakes in Cumberland, owing chiefly to the 

 difficulty of reaching it, and not from a lack of picturesque beaut}', 

 of which all admit it has a fair share, of the more rugged kind. It 

 is, however, the place most accessible to our townsmen, and as 

 such merits exploration by the geologist and botanist, as well aS 

 by the lover of fine scenery. Those acquainted with the district 

 will observe a new and pleasing feature in the landscape as we 

 approach within a mile or so of the lake. The piece of moorland 

 known as Braemer, which was formerly a bleak and unproductive 

 tract of land, is now covered by a thriving plantation, adding 

 very much to the beauty of the place, and taking away in a great 

 rheasure the appearance of barrenness which it previously had. 



