Gold panning in the Northern Fells.

Being as we should have been in Alaska, gold panning in north Cumbria wasn't really any substitute, but needs must! It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience and I can see how, if you found anything it would become quite addictive! We managed to find some 'black' sand - formed largely from haematite - it also had a lot of mica in it, often gold or yellow in colour which made us twitch! 

Nothing - not even a grain.