Crosby Ravensworth Fell

Crosby Ravensworth Fell is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Cumbria, England. It is within Yorkshire Dales National Park and is located 2km southwest of the village of Crosby Ravensworth and adjacent to the hamlet of Oddendale. This area is protected because of the lowland heath habitat and limestone pavement habitats present. The M6 motorway passes through this protected area. Part of the heathland on Crosby Ravensworth Fell SSSI is common land. The protected area includes Seal Howe. The long-distance footpath called the coast to coast walk crosses this protected area. Crosby Ravensworth Fell SSSI is adjacent to another protected area called Crosby Gill SSSI and so forms part of a wider area of nature protection.

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2025 Shap derailment

The 2025 Shap derailment occurred on 3 November 2025 when a passenger train operated by Avanti West Coast ran into a landslide obstructing the West Coast Main Line at Shap Rural, Cumbria, England. Four minor injuries were reported.

Oddendale

Oddendale is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, near the large village of Shap. For transport there is the M6 motorway and the A6 road.

Orton Fells

The Orton Fells is an upland area in Northern England, mostly consisting of limestone hills, plateaus and moorlands. Historically in Westmorland, the area lies within the modern county of Cumbria and is bounded by the Lake District to the west, the Eden Valley to the north and east, and the Yorkshire Dales and Howgill Fells to the south. The area mostly falls within the boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales National Park while a small part of the western fells is in the Lake District National Park. The fells are one of 159 National Character Areas defined by Natural England. Most settlements are in the lower land of the central upland region and the area is bounded by the villages of Orton, Great Asby, Little Asby, Crosby Ravensworth and Crosby Garret. Other settlements in the area include Ravenstonedale, Soulby, Maulds Meaburn, King's Meaburn, Morland, and Cliburn, and many of the settlements have conservation area status. Abrasion by glaciers and natural weathering of the limestone has created deep fissures, breaking the pavement into blocks, most of which was damaged by mining over the centuries. The Great Asby Scar, near Great Asby, and Orton Scars, near Orton, are two remaining examples in Britain. The rolling hills contain improved pasture with limestone walls or fences with some hedgerows and farming in the area is usually sheep with some other livestock while grass is grown for hay and silage in the valleys. Heather is found on the moorland and tree cover is mostly sparse except in small groups with a mix of broad-leaved and coniferous trees, with Ash trees being quite common. Archaeological remains are located in the area and include ancient villages, stone circles, burial mounds and a Roman road.

Westmorland

Westmorland (, formerly also spelt Westmoreland) is an area of North West England which was historically a county. The area included part of the Lake District and the southern Vale of Eden, and its inhabitants were known as Westmerians. The county had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974, when it was subsumed into Cumbria together with Cumberland, the Sedbergh area of Yorkshire, and the Furness area of Lancashire. It gives its name to the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, which covers a larger area than the historic county.