Campaigners are organising a walk over Black Combe, to highlight the impact that giant pylons could have on some of England’s most beautiful views.
Friends of the Lake District and Power Without Pylons have organised the walk on April 23rd - St George's Day.
National Grid is proposing to build 50 metre-tall pylons to run cables around the west of Cumbria from Carlisle down to Heysham.
That would mean 24 kilometres of pylons and overhead lines running through the Lake District National Park.
Kate Willshaw, Policy Officer at Friends of the Lake District: “This is not a case of preventing infrastructure development going ahead. There is an opportunity for everybody to benefit if we can persuade Government and National Grid that they can achieve the connection of the power station without compromising the natural beauty of the Lake District.
“National Grid is not responding to pressure to mitigate for the damage pylons and powerlines will cause to this internationally important landscape, especially in light of its status as a candidate World Heritage Site.”
The 15km walk takes place on Saturday 23 April, at 10.30am, setting out from Silecroft. Shorter 9km and 3.5km walks will also be available, each offering views of the potential siting of the pylons proposed by National Grid.
More details are here.
Booking is required and can be done online.
More details about the 'Say No to Pylons' campaign are here.
Below: Whicham Valley pylons
