Ted Bowness was born in 1928 in a tiny stone cottage in Great Langdale. He remembers an idyllic childhood in the area, looking for birds nests, helping with the farming tasks of the day and taking part in the village festivities throughout the year.

Born in the family cottage at Crosby Fell in 1925, Ted’s perspective on the changes he’s witnessed in the landscape have made a fascinating contribution to the High Fells Project. From changing farming practise to the great motorway construction of the 70’s, Ted has seen the way the impact of human efforts affect the high wild place he has lived in all his life.