by Chris Henshall » Sun Aug 08, 2021 9:58 pm
Just, as it were, for the record, I went for a walk in the Lakes last month and found orange peel on three of the first four tops we got to - Arnison Crag, St. Sunday and Fairfield but none on Birks. It didn't completely ruin my day (and sticking it in my bag wasn't any great hardship) but the fact that I recall it now suggests that it took the edge off what was otherwise a lovely day.
I thought that we'd got to the stage where most hill-goers realised that, while the remains of their lunch are technically biodegradable, they can stick around for long enough to compromise other people's enjoyment. Maybe - because the Spanish costas have been out of range for many this summer - there have been more people out on the hills who haven't learned their manners?