Westmorland Fells

Westmorland Fells

Welcome You

The Westmorland Fells follow a limestone ridge that stretches from The Yorkshire Dales toThe Shap Fells encompassing some of the most beautiful landscape in Cumbria. This website aims to introduce newcomers to the area and celebrate some of its finest features. The Orton Valley extends between The Westmorland Fells, The Howgills and Shap Fells.

SHAPED OVER MILLENIA BY ICE, WATER & PEOPLE

Our region is characterised by attractive rolling Carboniferous Fell and Dale topography with exposed limestone scars, screes and karstic pavement that harbours a uniquely specialised plant ecology. In addition to many of the resident and migrant wildlife species found elsewhere in Cumbria, The Westmorland Fells have a specialist subarctic community ecology found only in Limestone Karst habitat.
This pamphlet is an excellent guide from the Limestone Pavement Conservation Group.
Come to Karstic Limestone Country
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SETTLEMENTS

View the Westmorland Fells Communities

NATURE

View some of the Nature of Westmorland Fells
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© This site and its contents are copyright 2010-22 by C.Paxton and other contributing members of the Westmorland Fells Group.
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Westmorland Fells
Celebrating Cumbria’s Carboniferous Fells and Dales
© This site and its contents are copyright 2010-22 by C.Paxton and other contributing members of the Westmorland Fells Group.
Made with Xara

Westmorland

Fells Welcome You

The Westmorland Fells follow a limestone ridge that stretches from The Yorkshire Dales toThe Shap Fells encompassing some of the most beautiful landscape in Cumbria. This website aims to introduce newcomers to the area and celebrate some of its finest features. The Orton Valley extends between The Westmorland Fells, The Howgills and Shap Fells.

SHAPED OVER MILLENIA BY ICE, WATER & PEOPLE

Our region is characterised by attractive rolling Carboniferous Fell and Dale topography with exposed limestone scars, screes and karstic pavement that harbours a uniquely specialised plant ecology. In addition to many of the resident and migrant wildlife species found elsewhere in Cumbria, The Westmorland Fells have a specialist subarctic community ecology found only in Limestone Karst habitat.

SETTLEMENTS

View the Westmorland Fells Communities

NATURE

View some of the Nature of Westmorland Fells
Come to Karstic Limestone Country
This pamphlet is an excellent guide from the Limestone Pavement Conservation Group.