Red Screes © Ann Bowker, Mad About Mountains
Wren Crag & Castle Rock © Lakeland Cam
Waiting for an echo. Barry Todhunter at Dead Crags above Bassenthwaite
© P Davies
Forestry
My all time favourite is from the Kirkstone Inn into Red Screes, where the basin in the fell backed with broken crag produces a marvellous echo. I seem to recall 'Chappie' commenting on it in some book. Also Deepdale (below Dove Crag) produces a good sound if you stand in the right place.
On occasions the Huntsman will use his whip (not to strike his hounds!), but to encourage a fox 'clapped down', laying in to the crag or bracken bed, to move. Sometimes he got over-excited and produced an almost machine gun fire sound. This echoed off the crags in the right place. The best place I ever saw was at Thirlmere between Wren Crags and Castle Rock.
A certain noted huntsman did once get a 'larl bit carried away wid t whip' the end of which caught a certain 'chap' from Ambleside on the ear, which enlivened a cracking hunt. The music was wonderful and the language choice!
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