HIGH WALLABARROW

ULPHA

• THE FARM
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• ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES
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• VISITORS

ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES

The valley land is a Severely Disadvantaged Less Favoured Area as are the intakes and the fell. The banks of the River Duddon are protected.

SOIL TYPE(S)

The inbye ground includes a lot of free-draining gravels. The ground up on the intake and the fell is peaty.

GEOLOGY

High Wallabarrow Farm is situated on the cusp of the Borrowdale Volcanic Series and the Silurian formations; it is divided by a line of the Coniston Limestone Group.

The house includes Eskdale Granite stones. This is a pink colour derives from  haematite.

FAUNA

Badgers, Otters, Atlantic salmon, and Common Doormice (these are monitored). Red squirrels have receded up the valley.

There are Greater spotted woodpecker, Peregrine, Goshawk, Reed Bunting, Yellow Hammer, Snipe and Redshank. Plus there are summer woodland migrants; Wood Warbler; Tree Pipits; Spotted Flycatcher.

 

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FLORA

In the woodland the oakwood complex is important.

The farm has examples of Wilson’s Filmy Fern, Juniper, and there is an isolated stand of Aspen.

Meadows are acid hay and the heather is in recovery on Wallabarrow Crag.

ARCHAEOLOGY

There is a network of charcoal pitsteads, and there are sheep washing dubs.

DRY STONE WALLS

All of these are maintained by the tenants. An 800 metres restoration project is shared with the National Trust.

VERNACULAR BUILDINGS & FEATURES

The adjacent cottage is currently being restored (including oak pegs to hold the roof slates).

There is a threshing barn and an old bank barn on the hill which is uniquely small.

INCOME AND PAYMENTS

The majority of the farm income is from tourism and agri-environment payments.