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High summer is predominantly green. Most of the popular walks are on paths that are broad enough to be traversed comfortably even at the zenith of vegetation growth. Where the paths are slender the trails take on a jungle character, where you follow too closely at your peril or you may suffer the whip-lash of a punitive branch. Bracken can be troublesome on Hutton Roof Crags, where some of the paths become difficult to negotiate.

Autumn is another high point of the year when the blaze of colours is at its best, particularly in the abundant deciduous woodland. This is the time to seek out the stately beeches in Eaves Wood, although caution is necessary on the leaf-covered paths where slippery limestone lurks unseen. When winds blow too strongly for comfort on the shore, the woodlands can be pleasantly sheltered. Autumn is particularly good for fungi, and there are organised fungus forays throughout autumn to find elf cups, fairy clubs, earth stars, bird’s nest fungi and many more.

Bracken invades the paths on Hutton Roof Crags