When Peter Burgess asked for suggestions for a future OFC survey I thought of the major waters of the Lake District, the limit of twelve for survey purposes would be,  I naively believed, of no great obstacle.
This article introduces an OFC online poll with related links to find out more about The English Lake District's other inspiring subject apart from the fells.....

This article originally appeared in issue 6 of The Lost Sheep in 2007, p38.  Peter Dickinson BSc (pictured left) included the article in the 'Ask the Geographer' section of that issue.  
Cloud inversions at or near ground level are one of the most striking weather phenomena in the Lakes.  Nothing can beat setting off on a cold, dark, damp morning, and when you crest the final incline you are greeted by ‘islands’ poking through the sea of white. Stunning!  So how does it form?

This article originally appeared in issue 5 of The Lost Sheep in 2006, p29.  Peter Dickinson BSc included the article in the 'Ask the Geographer' section of that issue.

When asked by Peter Burgess to write about Brocken Spectres I asked, “OK, what is it and how do they form?” In response he replied “Many of us have seen them but nobody really knows how they form!” Great!  I began by trying to think of my own theory, (I am usually wrong, but that is where I like to start). I then found myself struggling to remember G.C.S.E. Physics, never my strongest subject, and trying to remember the difference between refraction, reflection and diffraction.  Paracetamols and a lot of head scratching later we have come up with two viable theories.....

OFC member Lance Tucker has just had his first tick in five years on one of his dogs, Bernie.  After having it removed by a vet he asked what other members did by way of tick prevention, and whether it was easy enough to remove ticks yourself.  Here are some of the replies from other OFC members.