Two Bridge Surveys in Eskdale

Today we were back in Eskdale surveying two more bridges. We were familiar with the first having walked the route often. Not the greatest weather, low cloud on Bowfell in the distance. The lambs very young here Following the River Esk up the valley So little water coming off it today

The first bridge (Lingcove Bridge) comes into view

We knew there was some damage to this as we had reported it to the Ranger in March before we knew we would be surveying it.

Some of the stone abutment has been dislodged

Strange stalactites hanging from the soffit

Heron Crag

We managed to cross the river to get over to the other path (otherwise we would have had to walk back to Brotherilkeld), we came across this clump of Primroses

The other bridge was on Scale Gill, which had a nice waterfall as a backdrop

Scale Bridge

The waterfall from down at the beck

Looking down on the Esk valley through the bridge

Andy

We just have the bridge (if it exists) at Sineytarn Moss to do & that is Eskdale completed for bridge surveys.