Sir John Talbot's School

Upland Glaciation

This web page takes you on an illustrated walk through a glaciated landscape in the Lake District. To get the most out of it print off a copy of the low resolution map which has the photo positions marked on. You can then refer to the high resolution map to see the detail.
Low Resolution Map with photo points numbered
High Resolution Map(891K) that prints as web page but without numbers
High Resolution Map(891K) as file
Other Glacial Features (to follow, not yet completed).

The Walk

This walk started in the valley of the Easedale Beck, climbed up alongside Sourmilk Gill to Easedale Tarn which is a corrie. I then climed up the southern side of the back wall, passing Codale Tarn to the North. I turned South to pass between the two piles of stones and dropped down to the shore of Stickle Tarn which is also a corrie. Stickle Ghyll was then followed South out of the corrie and the path followed down into Great Langdale which is a glaciated valley.

Click on each photo to get a higher resolution image .

Photo 1 The water fall on Sourmilk Gill,looking West.
	Photo 2 Looking East down Sourmilk Gill towards Grasmere
Photo 3 Looking West across the corrie lake of Easedale Tarn. Notice the steep backwall
	Photo 4 Looking North East. The rock lip at the mouth of the corrie is clearly shown on the right.
Photo 5 Looking North. This shows an alluvial fan in the corrie lake where fast flowing streams have deposited alluvium on meeting the still water of the lake
	Photo 6 North East. Climbing up the backwall of the tarn, showing tarn below and rock lip in the centre.
Photo 7 E.N.E. Much higher up behind the tarn. Showing Easedale Tarn far below and the Grasmere Valley beyond.
	Photo 8 N.E. Codale Tarn. From Belles Knott G.R. 296086, an example of a smaller corrie lake.
Photo 9 E.N.E. Looking down to Easedale Tarn .
	Photo 10 From High above Esedale Tarn towards Helm Crag and Gibson Knott. From GR. 294085 looking E.S.E. .Notice glacial trough.
Photo 11 S.E. Rugged terrain above Easedale Tarn. GR.294084 towards Windimere .
	Photo 12 Stickle Tarn. Looking S.W. The classic corrie or cirque. Notice the rock lip to the left and the backwall (Pavey Ark)to the right.
Photo 13 South.From the side of Stickle Tarn towards Wrynose and Great Knott.Notice the glacial troughs that have been cut across the landscape.
	Photo 14 Looking South down into Great Langdale from Stickle Tarn and towards Side Pike.
Photo 15 N. The waterfall at the lip of Stickle Tarn.
	Photo 16 S.E. From Stickle Ghyll looking twards Windimere
Photo 17 S.E. Great Langdale.Glaciated Valley with flat floor.
	Photo 18 S.W. View up Great Langdale.The classic "U" shape of the glaciated valley has been modified by slumping of the sides. Also fluvial material has been deposited by the river, producing a flat floor. The river is now a "misfit stream". Notice the dramatic change in landuse as you move up the valley sides.