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Limestone in Lake District? Yes! – Helsington Barrows

View North from Helsington Barrows to Lake District. The dry limestone scarp contrasts with the lush meadows of the Lune valley and the volcanic landscape in the distance.
Common Blue and limestone-loving plants
Small Tortoiseshell on warm dry limestone
Anthill covered in grass, Tormentil, Thyme
Whitebeam on limestone scarp
The limestone scarp of Helsington Barrows
Rock-Rose and Wild Thyme
Wood Sage, elegant and rather special
Dropwort, another tall and striking herb of limestone grassland
Betony, once an important medicinal herb