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was part of the historic county of until 1974. The majority of Cumberland was within the kingdom of until 1273 when the signing of the made it part of . Therefore the towns and villages of this part of Cumberland did not appear in the Domesday Book Formerly the of 1092. London & North Western Railway (To ) Rowrah Rowrah to Marron Junction Railway Station & Workington Junction Rowrah (Dis) Railway Station (From Workington) (Dis) Railway (Dis) (To Barrow) John & children: There is a dog owner issue. The gravel track at Rowrah is good for children! The signs and historical information are not useful Rob: Eight cyclists from Arriva bus This is an important C to C route for scenery, for company near Newcastle. tness, and for meeting local people. NCN 71 P This is our rst time on the route It is a national treasure with spectacular views. apart from one of us. It is There could be more dog bins. fantastic. The views are amazing and it is well maintained. There is Rowrah a nice gentle gradient. It is ideal. Hall We didn’t know there were tracks Winder Brow here or that there were stations. Quarries KEY Bridge Potential B Grassland Project Area (Dis) Viaduct (Outlined Green) Features V Melina and Dave Point of Interest It would be good to have Lapwing AY somewhere to get refreshments. Prehistoric Feature Skelsceugh Jason: Tree Sparrow AY National Nature Reserve - Natural England Mediaeval Feature 5th to 15th C. I use the tracks every day to walk my dog. I oxeye daisy one of the best species rich Hay Meadow sites in Site of Special Scienti c Interest (SSSI) 16th to 18th C. Feature walk to from or to yellow rattle Rowrah. (Outlined Grey) marsh marigold Scheduled ancient monument - nds from Prehistoric Period Mom used to get the train to Whitehaven. I greater buttery orchid remember her as a passenger and I remember adders tongue fern. Scheduled Ancient Monument - Mediaeval 5th to 15th C. the hustle and bustle. They should bring back the railway track like a little ratty railway. They P Pit could make waxwork models, tourist School Scheduled Ancient Monument -16th to 18th C. Whitehaven attractions, like Blackpool. (Dis) Small Quarry or Mine as indicated

Proposed Community Orchard Paley & Austin designed Building B Paley & Austin designed Railway Station Curlew AY Quarry Winder Quarries Building altered refurbished or extended by Paley & Austin (Dis) Kirkland Brow (Dis) Rowrah & Kelton Fell Medieval building altered refurbished or extended by Paley & Austin Even: (To Kelton Fell) B Mineral Railway Folly (Def) An ornamental building with no practical purpose F Directions are the most (Dis) Colin: important thing on the tracks Gunpowder Works & Stores The important things are the directions and points of note. NCN 71 Facilities Parking P It is great to ride with family and friends. It is great to cycle out in Visitor Centres Picnic Site the countryside. It gives you great exercise and loads of fresh air. Public House(s) Bus Route The pathways could be a bit cleaner. Quarry Lodges Potholes Disabled Access Facilities Public Toilets WC John: (Dis) I use the tracks once a month, View Point Garden Centre using my bike and walking. I have Four ladies on horses from Parkside done it for 40 years. You grow up B Winder Ice Cream Van or Shop Cafe or Restaurant Corkickle stables. here so you get used to it. Pit Joseph: We and the horses have been using the Refreshments & Hot Drinks Hotel or B&B I remember the tracks and steam has a poem tracks for two years. trains, and lying in the track as a (Dis) Station about the area. Defence There is a website called Cleator Moor, steam train went over me. Tip born and bred. Kenneth Moore (actor who played Winder WW1 Era Defences WW2 Defences The tracks are quiet and away from the (Dis) Douglas Bader) built stables for road. They are busy but that is a good Gill his granddaughter beside the experience for horses. Bikes are good for track and lived there for a number WW1 Defences Modi ed WW2 The Gardens the horses to experience too. of years. Cold War Monitoring Post There should be more cantering places Grass of Parnassus grows in the for horses. These would be grass places wet valleys towards Ennerdale. It by the side of the path. is the ower on the Cumbrian RECREATION ag. Quad bikes and motorbikes are not good. Rock Climbing Site Sylvia: and dog: I use it most days for dog walking and keeping t. Yeat House It is dicult to nd areas that you can let them o Equestrian Centre or Racecourse

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else and I would like to nd out more about it. l l Windsur ng Kite Sur ng Yeat It is a great asset. It’s safe, quiet, there are birds, i Cleator & Workington Junction and red squirrels by the station. People put food g Quarry r Sightseeing Flights Available Railway down and bird boxes. e (To Workington) (Dis) I like the wild feel. d (Dis) Paths & Tracks Household n Yeat i Salter Quarry Waste Recycling W Yeathouse Station Woods Eskett Quarries Hall Yeat House Potential (Dis) Public Footpath Centre Coppice Woodland Project Area (Limestone) Quarry (Outlined Green) Favourite Permissive or Open Access Route Red SSSI- Natural England Permissive or Open Access Area Route Gilbert: Squirrel (Outlined Grey) AY There are three railway stations at Frizington: Parkside, Yeathouse, Bridleway and Winder. They closed the rail link in 1980. Limestone from this This locality shows important exposures of Byway quarry was used for smelting processes in Workington. Joseph: Carboniferous Limestone, & in conjunction with The Boilers Cross Lacon G2* There are 2 to 300 iron ore mines between Rowrah and . Clints Quarry SSSI provides the best available Cast Iron Pipeline In Yeat House Quarry the pipes redirect Circular Walks from the Track In a narrow collar around the fells. They go 4 ½ miles out to sea. Dinantian sections on the north west edge of the Carrying water course the stream away from the mines. Wheel-headed Longlands at Woodend near Cleator Moore is a subsided mine. Lower Carboniferous Cumbrian Shelf. As such over mine Rheda During the war they tried to take all the ore out. these are of critical importance in studies of early (Der) There are loads of blackberries. Mediaeval Stone Carboniferous palaeogeography. It is a disused quarry and former tip. At Florence mine there is haematite which is used for lipstick. Road & rail Cross Frizington was like a gold rush there were four hotels and four The site shows a variety of clastic & carbonate Park railways. Their were drillers who were searching for the deposit facies ranging in age from Tournaisian & Main Road & Dual Carriageway between 1818 and 1830. No one was here before but then there Arundian, through the Holkerian into the Asbian (possibly 13th C.) Secondary Road were loads of Irishmen in Cleator Moor - all mining and Cornish Stage. The lowest strata rest unconformably on people too. Square stone plinth block has Ordovician Skiddaw Slates. Other Road Drive or Track deep chamfers to all sides with Furness & London North Western The site has a rich fossil faunal assemblage and, in James and dogs: dated sans serif inscription to 2 Railway part, good sedimentary structures. Precise dating Dismantled Railway Line within project area I used to work down the iron Reed Beds: sides: on west CROSS LACON; on End of Mowbray Branch & details of the stratigraphy have yet to be ore mine. Reedmace: Active Railway Line east REMOVED FROM ROADSIDE (Dis) elucidated, which gives the site considerable Often 1911. Monolithic tapering cross potential for further study. I use the tracks every day. We mistakenly Dismantled Railway Line Coastal walk them down the line. called Shafts shaft, with chamfered edges, NCN 71 Bulrush SSSI - Natural England and wheel-head; c4 ft high. The old station could be Jackie : (Dis) National Cycle Network ( NCN) Upper arm missing. cleaned up and some seats put out. B The route is a very valuable resource. It is safe o the roads especially for leisure cyclists. I have used National Cycle Route as numbered NCN 71 various routes along the C to C routes. Woodhouse NCN 72 I take my son in a wheelchair because it is accessible. The access paths could be tarmacked NCN 70 and made accessible. The gravel isn’t good. NCN 69 The heritage should be preserved. There could be things to remind you of what was there. It would RR90 Keekle Frizington be good to hear more about the birds and nature. LOCAL Cable, Kiana, Roger Cjay: LAND We want a playground. The local one is broken. Parks Parkside Heathcli ck Built-up Area We want a big swing. Potential e Audrey and Tommy: B Opened October 1879 Tommy used to work at the Lowca Tower Plant. Heathland Project Area Brown eld Site of Wildlife Value On the big rocks there is a lot odf drug taking. (Outlined Green) d We like trying to climb trees and building dens. We come seven times a week. We use it for leisure use R e and Walk to Whitehaven Harbour and back. The Cleator & Workington Junction Railway est. 1876 was given the nickname "Track of the Ironmasters" due to the fact that its primary purpose was to We met in a cycling club in Whitehaven 54 years ago. Les: Nature Reserves (Outlined Green) transport trucks of iron ore down from mines located at Knockmurton & Kelton Conner & Korben: We were evacuated from South Shields to Frizington. We The most important bit is going down (via Rowrah) to the Iron works at Workington, Cleator Moor & . I am 80 next month and I have used it loads. It opens Braden: used to walk up and down the line. up this area of the which is a bit neglected. Recreational Greens I remember the money tree. the hill at Cleator Moor and I like the Fairyland bits. The Whitehaven, Cleator & Egremont Railway was eatablished to carry iron ore & Our family was involved in St John’s Church and the Birks In 1914 my grandad had his ngers blown o and he There needs to be more picnic areas Open Access Area (Outlined White) for kids and no cigarettes I remember people have been stabbed here. but later provided a passenger service. Rowrah continued to have a Cleator Moor Riots. This was involving the orange lodge died. I used to lay in bed and listen to the train going He remembers the red squirrels and foxes yesterday. passenger service until 1931at which point both the Whitehaven, Cleator and Farm and broken bottles march... up the hill. B Redbeck Mixed Broad-leaved Coniferous Josh & Josh & Josh & Daniel: Egremont Railway & Cleator & Workington Junction Railway withdrew their Broad-leaved & Coniferous Woodland It’s safe here. We do stupid stu when we are bored. Korben brought us some biscuits later because he service in the face of increasing competition from the bus service. Many older There was an accident in number two pit. There was a My grandparents had the newsagents in Frizington. It House There are loads of young people around. thought we would need some more. residents can remember charter trains, railtours & various specials from Rowrah tragic accident. Audrey’s great-grandmother lost her is a very social place. You meet lots of people very Shingle husband, her son and her two brothers. Two ladies operating into the 1950s & 1960s. All of the track is important. easily. It’s one of the best things that ever happened. A NCN 71 We need something buit here so we can hangout because We haven’t walked this bit of the track before and that is leaet would be good to tell people about the area and to Keekle Conuence There should be some more food outlets and a water history. Johnny Frears was station master. Saltmarsh Wetland & RAMSAR Greenbank Schools we get in the cyclists way. Mirehouse Youth Club is closing down. fountain. Perhaps some small local business units. why we are doing it today. We regularly walk tracks. We Quarry We need to have some shelters near the big rocks and Site of Community Importance Homewood like how social it is. Willie Hazzard was the coal merchant. Moresby Coal (Habitats Directive) Raised Peat Bogs / Mosses something to do. They need to cut back the plants. The Japanese knot was all slate. Lowca coal was good. Haig Pit Cole was all (Dis) weed is under control. Schools would come if the interpretation was better. The exported. There was a passenger station at Parkside. Trig Point Limestone Pavement Cleator - Workington Miners used to earn more picking blueberries than by areas with benches should be bigger so that classes can Newspapers were delivered here. use them. We like the nature, trees, and history. We Junction Railway mining. Brewery Managed & Self Managed Allotments 1876 would like more interpretation and more information on (To Workington) House the nature. Mirehouse East (Dis) Topography They should cut back some trees to reveal the views. 50m 100m 150m 200m 250m 300m Quarry There should be more seating and maintenance of Richie & Cathrine: seating that is here already. There could be picnic Approximate line of (pre railway) 19th c. Island (Dis) NCN 72 We live here and play here. benches. The tree roots need to be looked at. Dog bins B Robbie: NCN 72 The play park has been taken down need to be near car parks for emptying. Sea Defence Bank The money tree in the park where which is a shame. we found some money is special. Pigeon Lecon eld Well or Holy Well & Spring Lofts Whitehaven, Cleator & Egremont Junction W S It’s a special place to play. It’s nice to relax, watch Railway Scalelands I remember falling o a tree swing the squirrels and the birds nest Industrial Birks Mirehouse round here. (to Egremont Junction) Geological Features incl. Clis & Limestone Pavement They should build a park or playground or picnic area Estate House I would like a picnic Commercial Harvesting of Cockles & Mussels area High Martin: West Bog Orchid I use the track to go to work. House NATURE John: Furness & London North Western Bee Orchid There are lots of lovely views. B Pigeon Fancier Railway I live in Cleator Moor and have lots of memories of NCN 71 Bird Watching Hide Nature Reserve Quarry The trees are a nuisance they have grown too big (Dis) trucks and sleepers. and we can’t see our birds coming Phoenix Bridge Parkside Wilson Pit Road Joseph: No Dogs on reserve Rare Buttery Site (Dis) Eco-Zone I walk for health and development. I got a Gulbenkian award for Potential Bank House Phoenix Bridge my voluntary work. I was with ground works as a volunteer 27 Grassland Improvement Area years ago. I surveyed all the footpath, along the tracks for Ground (Outlined Green) B Mr Sutton B works. I did surveys for ve years. Holebeck I use it for three times a week for utility, shopping, and leisure I have done guided walks, I put in styles and cleared and made B purposes. They are safe. They are pleasant to get away from the A dad and son age 9: footpaths. I still do walks on Tuesdays. Avocet Su Pearl Bordered Fritillary 7-8 trac. I go mainly between Rowrah and Cleator Moor and The important areas are the bridges I love them. Waxcaps 9-10 Unnamed: Bench Egremont. My son is not fussed. I used to use this area as a kid I worked in an iron ore mine near Beckermet. When I was 17 I lled Great-Crested Grebe AY Pigeon Fancier Viewpoint and now I have brought my son. I like to keep t the bogey with a tonne of iron ore. I belong to the Heritage Society. It is nice to see remnants of the and be outdoors, it is safe for my son. Seasonal Species Information 4-8 = April to August (inclusive) I remember going to the old iron mine, stations and platforms. AY = All Year Sp = Spring Su = Summer A = Autumn W = Winter collecting berries on the side of the track. Low Hall I was the rst person in England to drive a Mukka, now a JCB. Two

There are very nice displays of wildowers and views of More could be done to cut back. They could came from Canada just after the war. RSPB Bird Status - Red, Amber & Green cleanup under the bridges. They could paint I just come here for my pigeons and Ennerdale. You cannot do anything nice around here because the Globally Threatened keep my head down. Cyclists need bells - scum will immediately descend on it. In Keswick they recognise sunlight under the Phoenix Bridge. And painting I used to tell people about wildlife at Rowrah Hall. The Stork hotel Unfavourable conservation status in Europe people need to know about heritage Westlakes Science Park the platelayers. They are platelayers between Frizington and grati in a design. is my daughter’s place. Because of the trees you don’t see the Species that occur regularly in the UK but do not meet Red or Amber criteria Rowrah and Parkside (men who inspect and maintain the track). wildlife now. You can see weasels and stouts crossing the road. I have seen deer as well. Bird Status in Detail: www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/status_explained.aspx It is best to walk on your own. When I was 58 and out of condition I Bird Silhouettes: created from original images on RSPB Website. By joined a rambling club, And started the resolution club. I could permission of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - RSPB: James: Cross eld walk every day in West Cumbria and not go on the same footpath (To Barrow) Cleator Abbreviations: (Dis) There should be more seating areas. NCN 72 twice. I got hundreds of people to keep t from a long way away. The area near Westlakes could Alan: Rock G1 Grade I Listed Building (Rems) Remains be picnic areas I have done the whole route. I have used it for Crusher There could be signage on the trees and signage on the plants G2* Grade II* Listed Building (Dis) Disused Ingwell 20 years, jogging, dog walking, it was great. Joseph has a joke: “cyclists round here need to be given the No-bell G2 Grade II Listed Building (Der) Derelict peace prize.” (Dem) Demolished Allot’ Allotment Hall There are dozens of cyclists. Moor When I was on the Workington central railway I went to all the It has a great industrial history. There was a big small villages. crane in which fell o the tracks. Sean: Unnamed: Dempsey & Jack: I use it three times a day! The route is a brilliant facility. There was a mineral railway which twice a year to put trains onto Sandwith Foulyeat Moor Row Moor Row Station so folk could visit the sea side. I grew up playing on the tracks and People need to pick up the horse muck. Station It’s a great place for BMX and The shunt yard at Moor Row. gets the late sun. Mountain Bikes. Platform It’s a good place Montréal and St Patrick’s school, dropped into the mine Local businesses could sell things or scout (Dis) The land on the right should be cleared for BMX Dad is a local historian. groups could sell stu on occasion. for seating and subsidence. You could hear miners under the houses. There are Unnamed Boys: a picnic area iron ore mines all around here. Dog Muck is annoying. The apple tree is the most NCN 72 B B NCN 71 special part round here Adrian: Some information signs would be good. Holehouse Apple Tree School Mine Unnamed Cyclist: B Black Ship Horses and bikes don’t mix. The Black Ship Great Playground for my son (Dis) River channel concrete box conduit Insects and Bats North Head They should open up the views carrying water over mine workings from the track Mrs McGordon & John: to prevent ooding below. Built by unemployed NCN 71 We use the tracks for exercise. Whitehaven boat builders - hence the name. Stephen: We can remember the derelict trains and buers at Moor Row; There needs to be more about Fairy the goods yard and the coal yard. the history. Scalegill Hall Garden NCN 72 The views of Ennerdale are amazing! Mine The signs are confusing and cyclists get lost School School B We like it because it’s access to lots of places... (Dis) R I remember the derelict railway It needs interpretation at Montreal Pit and other pits iv There is a proud history. We need information about it! e Shaft r K NCN 72 eekle (Dis) B NCN 72 Needless Bridge Scalegill Melanie: B Moor Hannah Moor They could cut back round the platforms more. Row My brother used to make ramps on the Dragony platform at Moor Row. Marilyn: B They could make a water fountain and Shame about the new houses. Dionne: a picnic table and a nature reserve on it! They need trees planted in front. This s the rst time I have been here today. Shaw The history of the route needs to be in evidence in signs. Dragony Alley My rst impression is that it is very interesting. Potential You can see dierent things for example trees and nature. Moor Row has a rich history. Wetland Project Area NCN 71 (Area Outlined Green) They should remove the bollards and obstructions. There is nature and birdlife and lovely walks- it’s very rich in species

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