LAKELAND'S WAYMARKER TREES
Rediscovering Wainwright’s living path-markers
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Arborist and fellwalker Bryan Gould reveals the wild waymarker trees described by Lakeland’s renowned guidebook writer Alfred ‘AW’ Wainwright. These living locators and pathfinders, discreetly immersed within AW's classic 1950/60/70s guides, have been unknown and overlooked until now. This informative compilation accurately identifies and verifies those particular trees AW nominated as route-finding indicators, providing those who love Cumbria another reason to venture into the fells.
Discover the Waymarkers
Take the track less travelled
Most of the waymarker trees, decades after their nomination, exist now – as then.
Time has passed, things have changed, yet the majority endure. The trees are cryptic and wild, living in their natural environment. Each walk is varied, from the simplest stroll to hard-out scrambling – the scenery is always stunning.
Lakeland’s Waymarker Trees (LWT) describes those noteworthy trees that mark the path and lead the way ahead – from lakeshores to valleys, lowland slopes to lofty lookouts.
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