The Nab
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 The Nab as seen from nearby Satura Crag |
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| Elevation | 576 m (1,890 ft) |
| Location | Cumbria,  England |
| Range | Lake District |
| Prominence | 61 m |
| Topo map | OS Explorer OL5 |
| OS grid reference | NY434152 |
| Listing | Wainwright |
The Nab is a fell in the English Lake District. It has a moderate height of 576 metres (1,890 feet), and lies in the quieter eastern high ground between Ullswater and Haweswater Reservoir. The Nab is included in Alfred Wainwright’s list of Lakeland fells and many walkers feel compelled to climb it to complete their list of “Wainwrights” even though it is not a significant fell, is awkward to reach, and strictly speaking lies on private land. When Alfred Wainwright wrote his pictorial guide to the Far Eastern Fells in the 1950s The Nab, as part of the Martindale Deer Forest was strictly out of bounds. He wrote in the chapter on The Nab:
“Keep Out notices, barricaded gates and miles of barbed wire must convey the impression even to the dullest witted walker that there is no welcome here”.
Things seem to have changed slightly these days; there are still “Private” notices posted, but the barbed wire and barricades have gone and walkers seem to be tolerated except in the stalking season. It is probably still a good idea to check with the Dalemain Estate (who administer the property) at their offices in Pooley Bridge to see if walking is allowed on a specific date. Anybody who does approach from this direction will see “The Bungalow” in Martindale which was formerly a shooting lodge built in 1910 by the Earl of Lonsdale for the visiting Kaiser Wilhelm and is now a holiday cottage available to rent. This route from Martindale to the summit follows a well engineered stalkers path which zig-zags up the fell and avoids any difficulties by by-passing the crags of Nab End just below the summit.
Most walkers who reach the summit of The Nab do not risk the wrath of the Dalemain Estate and avoid Martindale altogether by attaining the highest point by approaching and leaving along the boggy ridge which links with the neighbouring fell of Rest Dodd. This route has the added attraction of seeing the herds of Red deer on the open fell. The best starting point for this uncontroversial ascent of The Nab is Hartsop village in Patterdale, just off the A592 main road, where there is a large car park; this circular walk also takes in the “Wainwright fells” of Brock Crags, Rest Dodd and Angletarn Pikes before descending back to Hartsop.
The Nab is now open access under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
A report from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs found that Martindale deer may be the only pure blooded Red Deer left in England as many herds become cross bred with genes from the Sika Deer [1].
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