WORKSHOP CONTENT & LEARNING OUTCOMES: Who are these workshops aimed at? Any walker who has wondered why there are different shapes in the landscape. Why is that mound a mess, while another mound is a crescent shape? Or why rocks appear to have patterns in the landscape, or why we have such spectacular mountain scenery in the UK. They area also aimed at Mountain Leaders wanting to inspire their groups with a love of the landscape. 

As walkers we see lots of landscapes and within those landscapes, smaller landforms from large Glacial troughs down to small microscale features such as striations. The British uplands have been transformed over millions of years through Geology and Geomorphology, whether by glaciation, water or repeated freeze-thaw.

We will be looking at several different landforms of different scales both glacial, periglacial and fluvial. The Landgdale Valley and Pikes are a textbook case study in these environments. By the end of the day you should have a good idea of what processes have sculptured the uplands of the Lake District and what are the resulting landforms. We will also be looking at other environmental topics that we see enroute, such as plants and land use. You will then be able to apply this knowledge to other mountain areas. 

EQUIPMENT/KIT REQUIRED: Full mountain clothing for cold and wet conditions. Camera/phone would also be useful for taking photos

CATERING/FOOD: You will need to bring food and drinks to keep you going for a mountain day. 

WORKSHOP PROVIDER CREDENTIALS: Helen Howe is holds a degree in Geography and has taught physical geography for many years up to A level both in a school and for the Field Studies Council. She has run several highly successful Landscape Detective days in different parts of the UK for MTA and as a result been asked to speak on the British uplands for several different groups. Helen has a passion for sharing the British mountain landscape with others. 

CANCELLATION PROCEDURE:  If we have to cancel, we will either refund you the whole fee or you can swap onto another workshop of ours. If you cancel within 2 weeks of an event there will be no refund. 

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE EVENT

Your CPD record - If you attend this event and it counts as CPD, your CPD point/s will automatically be added to your record in due course - you will not need to add it yourself.

Please allow up to 2 weeks for the workshop provider to complete the event in the system and assign you your CPD, thank you.

Start

01/11/2024 09:00

End

01/11/2024 17:00

Total Days

1

Maximum Bookings

10

Venue

Old Dungeon Ghyll

Town

Great Langdale

County

Cumbria

Postcode

LA22 9JY

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

54.44538

Longitude

-3.10286

Name

Mountain Training Association

Phone

07885133758

Website

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