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Several days spent at Forest How, Eskdale, Cumbria, gave a good insight as to... (more)

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Forest How, in Eskdale, Cumbria, is the home to three families of red squirrels.... (more)

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The most northerly view-point at Forest How. Four days after this picture was... (more)

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The guest house, plus the surrounding woodland which is home to some of the... (more)

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Seen up the fellside at Forest How. Extensive analysis of many photographs has... (more)

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Seen at Forest How. This is a juvenile male, seen just after mid-day. On the... (more)

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Seen at Forest How, Eskdale. Red squirrels can jump distances of several... (more)

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This is the location at which I had photographed a red squirrel, three days... (more)

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The stone wall forms the northern boundary of Forest How. The old oak tree... (more)

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Nice to be able to finally introduce a healthy squirrel, photographed in... (more)

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I have undertaken a little 'project', whilst at Forest How. The plan... (more)

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Part of the garden at the Forest How Guest House. Seen from the public... (more)

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The view across to Forest How guest house. The trees to the left of picture, and... (more)

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An outbreak of the squirrelpox virus, since the end of May 2014, has decimated... (more)

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Seen at the Forest How Guest House, Eskdale, Cumbria, as I returned in the... (more)

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Excellent guest house, in a quiet location, with abundant wildlife in the... (more)

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Seen at Forest How. Born in March 2016, he is now three years old and has been... (more)

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The day before my arrival, a photograph showed that she was lactating. As far as... (more)

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'Belinda', seen at Forest How, Eskdale. Demonstrating that trust can... (more)

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At Forest How, construction of red squirrel nest boxes is in full swing. The... (more)

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The Forest How Guest House lies just beyond the dip in the road.

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Seen at Forest How, Eskdale, Cumbria. John (owner of Forest How) supplies a... (more)

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Seen at Forest How, Eskdale, illustrating just how small a red squirrel can... (more)

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The garden at Forest How Guest House, Eskdale, Cumbria. As at June 2013, I... (more)

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Seen at Forest How, Eskdale, Cumbria. 'Wounded Soldier', who lives... (more)

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Seen at Forest How, Eskdale, Cumbria. Winter can be a hard time for wildlife.... (more)

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This young squirrel has had a varied few weeks of his short life. He first... (more)

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Seen on the bridleway gate, at Forest How, trying to work out how to pass... (more)

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Seen at Forest How, Eskdale. The little urn had proved popular with the... (more)

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Seen at Forest How. Aged about 13 weeks, it was amazing to see how confident she... (more)

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Seen at Forest How, aged about 12 weeks. Her mother is 'Caroline'.... (more)

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After three months on his travels, chasing after the various female squirrels in... (more)

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Seen from 'Nature Wood' on land owned by Forest How Guest House. The... (more)

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Seen at Forest How, Eskdale. It's amazing how quickly squirrels can hoover... (more)

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Forest How, the house, was built in 1870. As far as early photographic records... (more)

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View across the guest house, towards the distant Miterdale Forest. Much of this... (more)

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Forest How Guest House, nestled at the base of Silver Knott, at the eastern end... (more)

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Early morning (05:28), near the guest house.

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Seen in the meadow at Forest How. There were actually four deer, but I only... (more)

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A squirrel nest box built by the late John Harris, based on a design by the late... (more)

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Seen at the foot of Silver Knott, which provides protection from westerly winds.

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Seen at the foot of Silver Knott, which provides protection from westerly winds.

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Of the many robins in the garden at Forest How, this one seemed to appear most... (more)

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Seen in a squirrel nest box at Forest How. I had been in the conservatory and... (more)

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The owl was settled on a gorse bush, just beyond the garden wall, when disturbed... (more)

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A massive fir tree, at Forest How, brought down by Storm Arwen.

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Another victim of Storm Arwen, 'Wounded Soldier's old Scots pine, up... (more)

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Some of the devastation caused by Storm Arwen, in late November 2021; the storm... (more)

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Some of the devastation caused by Storm Arwen, in late November 2021; the storm... (more)

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Some of the devastation caused by Storm Arwen, in late November 2021; the storm... (more)

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