Prize Competition 01 - Results Print

mt_none:John Paterson draws the winner
John Paterson draws the winner [photo: Jill Batchelor]
Lucky OFC member Dennis Page was the first name drawn at the Kirksile Inn on Saturday night, and wins a signed copy of The Flame of Adventure by Simon Yates.  Congratulations again Dennis, your prize will be with you shortly.

 

You needed to match the National Parks identified in the clues below with the numbers shown on the map.

 

Map of the National Parks of England and Wales
Map of the National Parks of England and Wales

 

A.  (8) Brecon Beacons
Rounded mountains mostly covered by grass and bracken. Highest point 886m.

B.  (1) Lake District
Mountainous region with deeply glaciated valleys containing numerous lakes. Highest point 977m.

C.  (10) Exmoor
Open grassy upland area, mostly surrounded by heather-covered common land. Also contains 48km of Heritage Coast. Highest point 500m.

D.  (6) Peak District
Dramatic limestone scenery and gritstone edges. The most visited of all the National Parks in England and Wales. Highest point 637m.

E.  (3) Yorkshire Dales
Limestone scenery and gritstone moorland straddling the northern end of the Pennines. Highest point 736m. 

F.  (7) Norfolk Broads
The most recent area to achieve full National Park status. A wetland area of marsh and fen rising no more than 12m above sea level.

G.  (9) Pembrokeshire Coast
A narrow coastal strip of rugged cliffs and sandy bays. Highest point 536m.

H.  (4) North York Moors
First of the Parks in eastern England. Still has the largest area of heather moorland in England. Highest point 454m.

I.  (11) Dartmoor
High boggy plateaux with granite tops. High annual rainfall. Highest point 621m.

J.  (2) Northumberland
A remote and sparsely populated Park stretching northwards from Hadrian's Wall to the Cheviot. Highest point 815m.

K. (5) Snowdonia
Ice-scoured valleys and high mountain ranges, one of which contains the highest peak in England and Wales. Highest point 1085m.

 

The sharp-eyed amongst you spotted Peter's deliberate mistakes (need to keep you on your toes) in that Exmoor's highest point is 500m and not 50m and that the newest national Park, The New Forest, is missing completely. 

 




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