Location

S Lakes - NE of Ulverston

Details

Consists of one large west facing bowl and a short north west ridge. This site can be inter-flown with Burlington when the wind is WNW to NW. The best wind direction is WNW and, given thermal help (rare), a wider area can be explored and the relative small size of the site becomes of little consequence. The landing area is shared with the Burlington site.

Site Officer

Burkitt Rudd : 07811 642533

Postcode for Sat Nav Systems (read the Health Warning!)

LA17 7XS

Riggwell, to the west of take off on the other side of the road

Getting There

From the A5092(T) turn right (if approaching from the east) on to a minor road heading for Woodland. Park on the left after 150m.

Getting to takeoff

From the parking area, head NNW making for the summit area of Burney.

XC potential

Occasionally a thermal can be found here but they tend to be illusive and short lived.

Permission to use site

Ashlack Estates (Ashlack Hall).

IMPORTANT - Restrictions on use

No training allowed on Burney! This has been a big problem and really upsets Ashlack Estates.

Paragliding

The site is fine for paragliders but it may be difficult to cross to Burlington.

Hang Gliding

This is an easy site but care should be taken on top landing. It is best to inspect beforehand and then plan to approach from the north. If below take-off height then go for the bottom landing area. Don�t sratch as you can get trapped in the bowl and are left with sloping fields out front.

Additional Safety Notes

Be aware of the wind turbines behind the ridge/quarry at Burlington. Public telephone at Grizebeck (800m west) and at Gawthwaite (400m east). Adjacent to the busy A5092(T). Power lines cross the fields below the site.

Resources

Don't click on flight logs, download to your PC first (right click and 'Save Link As')

Type	Click to Follow Link	Notes
Google Earth - Car Park
Multi Map - Take Off

Follow the links for further details of a site. For flights you will probably need to right click and save the link to your PC before opening Google Earth.
Google Earth links rely on Google Earth being installed on your system. Google Earth provides pan and tilt faciity. You can also upload your flights to GE - use GPS Dump (Links Page) to convert a variety of GPS file formats to a GE kml file
Flash Earth is an alternative to Google Earth but provides a top down view only. To view in Flash Earth, click on the instruction text to clear it - the cross is the spot

A selection of photos showing key aspects of the site. If you have a good photo showing take off and landing areas, then send it to the webmaster. Aerial shots showing the landing area are especially welcome.

No photos available for this site. Good quality photos of CSC sites always required.

 

Site Records

This page shows records for this site. Some of the older records are not very detailed. More recent records may have an igc file available You can right click and download this to your PC. You can then use IGC Flight replay to view the flight.

Paragliding

No records for this site

Hang Gliding

Open Distance XC
Distance :	27.4km
Max Height :	3500ft
Date :	Unknown
Pilot :	Unknown