A tale of two valleys
Mark Gilligan contrasts neighbours Wasdale and Eskdale – both totally beguiling but totally different

Bold approach to big picture
Andrew Gallon meets Hackthorpe artist Godfrey Tonks, noted for his pure colours who is “always working towards that better picture”

Medieval magnificence
Mark Hicken takes a close look at the fabric of Cartmel Priory, around which the township grew

Slow march to 2,000 feet
Tom Bowker re-adjusts his sights with age to enjoy bagging the lesser peaks

Tunnels, temperance and trade
Lynne Woods enjoys a day out in historic Kirkby Stephen.

At times wildness finds you
John Morrison gets his camera out at some surprising places in the Lakes when searching out the wild.

Portrayer of lakeland beauty
Liz Hodgson tells us about Patterdale photographer Joseph Lowe and his early twentieth-century Lakeland views

Why? because it’s wild
Tony Greenbank catches up with Simon Yates in Wasdale to talk about his new book on climbing the world’s most remote mountains

Walking 1: Tarn hows
Mary Welsh takes in the views along a circular route to Tarn Hows via Holme Fell

Walking 2: Back o’ Skiddaw
Keith Wood sets off to the Uldale Fells from Orthwaite

Wetlands at risk
A look at a Cumbria Wildlife Trust project to restore the Lake District National Park’s vital wetlands

Old friend taken for granted
Steve Goodier’s latest Lakeland pass is Scarth Gap