Time for a slightly extended dog walk on a nice day, slotted in between other events.

Parking on the main valley road, I strolled up the old Mosser Road, finding a Planning Notice on a roadside post along the way.

The walk passed the start of a very old field track, the subject of the planning request, that reported that the farmer wanted to 'temporarily' improve a field track for some reason.

My return route, after walking up to a top gate, was to head back to the lake on a bridleway between Myresyke and Askill and back to the car using the lakeshore path.

The start of the Old Mosser Road, now virtually inaccessible to vehicles due to lack of maintenance further up the track.

The track has only just got back to normal down here after forestry clearance of the adjacent field.

Last years the gate was cleared, presumably as exploratory investigation prior to the current application.

Still . . . on with the walk. here I'm looking across to Burnbank Fell on the other side of Loweswater.

The old Myresyke track in question could be seen setting off across the field to the house in the distance.

Clear of the trees, the view now extends to include Carling Knott and Holme Beck dropping down between the two.

Looking back to Mellbreak and Hen Comb, with Red Pike in the distance, still retaining a little snow in places.

At and old gate to an old quarry is Jon Duff's Seat

The track extends beyond the quarry as a footpath and traverses under Low Fell to the Lonesome Pine and ultimately to Thackthwaite Village.

Rather than spend money fixing it, the road has been re-defined as suitable for pedestrians and cyclists, due to the restricted width.

Looking down on Myresyke House, seen across the field.

The old track mentioned earlier was originally a secondary access for this property, the line of which extended through the yard to join with the road to Askill Farm,

The proposal is to disrupt this field with a new section of diverted track, a short distance above the house.

Photo courtesy of John Macfarlane and the Planning submission

To build a hard core covered track here seems very damaging, especially in view of the fact it is supposed to be 'temporary'.

The view looking north west to to adjoining Askill Farm, and on towards the Solway Coast. The distant clouds are hovering over Scotland.

© MGM Weinstein

Does the wall look familiar ?

This view of the valley was chosen for the opening scenes of the Beatrix Potter Film "Miss Potter"

staring Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor.

The crag to my right is Askill Knott, which presumably gave its name to the farm . . . or perhaps it was the other way round.

Looking down to the western end of Loweswater and across to Hudson Place Farm on the side of Burnbank Fell.

My walk continued on up the Mosser Track (above this fence line) then doubled back through the gate where those fellow walkers were standing.

The bridleway drops down between the two old farms.

In the field ahead is a discrete Camping Yurt, nicely coloured to blend in to the scenery.

At the point where this track reaches the tarmac road are the remains of Spout Hose Farm, now a total ruin.

More pictures and detail of the old ruined house can be found here.

The field gate at the end of the proposed new track.

The junction of the bridleway, the farm track to Askill and the track to Myresyke House (behind me).

The field below Myresyke was the subject of landscaping and drainage a few years back and is only now looking 'natural' once again.

Any landscaping work in this part of the world takes significant time to repair.

Oops . . . the recent strong winds have brought down a mighty roadside (beech?) tree, fortunately falling into the field not across the road.

Lots of firewood has been created in cutting it up . . . but it would have been preferable for it not to fall.

Down to the main valley road at the Askill Junction.

This is a favourable spot for walkers to park when climbing the fells or doing the Round Loweswater Lake walk.

It's road walking from here for a short while, as I start to make my way back to the car.

Lovely view across Loweswater towards Mellbreak.

There is the chance for some lakeside walking by taking a steep track down as the road first enters the wooded area.

In the winter and early spring, the lack of leaves allows views across to Watergate Farm and Hen Comb.

Choosing a suitable spot, I scale the bank back up to the road and to the car once again.

This is the point where the Old Mosser Track reaches the valley road.

I've to do a three point turn to get home . . . something difficult with a car, if not impossible for any 'construction traffic'.

I think we all need more detail to explain what this planning application is all about.