setting out on a walk through the damson orchards of the Lyth Valley

a restored dewpond with bullrushes ..

.. and an unusual shelter in the same field

walking into the hamlet of Row

damson orchard with daffodils and celandines

one of the many damson orchards around Row

limekiln in the fields above Row

Row from the top of the limekiln

climbing above the limekiln

limestone walls looking northeast to Scout Scar above Kendal

remnants of an old quarry in the forest

enormous millstone and a sign for Township Plantation 1815

view north as we come out of the forest

lane through the damson orchards

damson tree in bloom

Low Farm from the lane

sheep and lambs in one of the damson orchards

descending to Low Farm

twisted damson tree

not too late to join in Damson Day at Low Farm

one of the largest damson trees we saw

damson blossom ..

.. but this is hawthorn blossom in the hedge with Scout Scar behind