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Name:Little Meldrum
Hill number:3851
Height:404m / 1325ft
Parent (Ma):2598  Little Mell Fell
RHB Section:34C: Lake District - Eastern Fells
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Eastern Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Eden (Carlisle)
Class:Birkett, Synge
(B,Sy)
Grid ref:NY 42203 22775
Summit feature:a few stones
Drop:19m
Col:385m  NY423228  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 90
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Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 271 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Birkett CLF MEL 2.Sedge16/02/2024
With Dean and Lochlansoftsquare23/10/2023
Parked at Grid 43122321, space for four or five cars. follow the path to 42582257 then follow the wall up to the wood, cross the wall and skirt around the tarn up to the top of Little Meldrum, boggy, felled wood plantation. Back down to the main path through bracken no path. Also took in Haggs Wood, Birk Crag, these two are rarely visited no paths, rough going over felled trees, bracken, Deer fence the scale, returned back to the main path and the start.smocks and denims07/10/2023
Thought on the approach from Great Meldrum that this might be tricky as machinery around & evidence of very recent forestry work but no problem, deserted.agentmancuso07/09/2023
From Aira Force. 12.5 km, 640 m asc. Up by Bernard Pike to to the summits Green Hill, Gowbarrow Park and Gowbarrow Fell (Hu and trig point). Continuing NE over Great and Little Meldrum and Watermillock Fell to The Hause. Back SW by the Swinburn's Park path. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720306851613SalmonJoe18/03/2023
Dockray, Gowbarrow, Great Meldrum over gate to forestry track, quick up and down this and on to Mell Fells.Flatfield25/08/2022
On way back from Gowbarrow. With B and R.jenx21/02/2021
Little Mell,then a walk across the tops to Gowbarrow and down to Dockray. With Bryher. Snow and lots of ice on the paths.jenx04/01/2021
2wcroasdell06/12/2020
Birthday baggingPhilipChaston04/09/2020
Birkett 3Dave Geere18/08/2020
The Hause > Little Mell Fell > Great Mell Fell > Gowbarrow > Great Meldrum > Little Meldrum > Watermillock Fell > The Hausejohnkaysleftleg12/10/2019
DECAMPED FROM LANGDALE TO ULLSWATER CAMPSITE FOR SECOND HALF OF BIRKETT BAGGING BONANZA. SUCH A BEAUTIFUL EVENING THAT AFTER PITCHING TENT I WAS DROPPED ABOVE AIRA FORCE AND KNOCKED OFF ROUND HOW AND BRACKEN HOW THEN DID THE TRAVERSE OVER GREEN HILL, GOWBARROW (DONE ALREADY), GREAT MELDRUM, LITTLE MELDRUM AND WATERMILLOCK FELL TO CAMPSITE. GREAT VIEWS UP ULLSWATER.BURGESS15/07/2019
With Simon RacleJamesJolly09/05/2019
With Debs, Ali & Talisker. Circuit of Green Hill, Gowbarrow Park, Gowbarrow Fell (2 tops), Gt Meldrum, Little Meldrum, Hag Hill (Although due to a 7 foot deer fence just look at the top from 20 ft away) & Birk Crag.Mountain Goat03/02/2019
Out SW and return from the road col south of Little Mell Fell.vegibagger21/01/2019
After Watermillock Fell. Walked around the trees, reasonable paths.Andrew Pearson03/01/2019
From Watermillock Fell via faint path, east and south of plantation. On to Great Meldrum.Wycombe Wanderer16/12/2018
Aira Force RoundLittledave03/10/2018
The top isn't in the forestbardolph31/07/2018
penultimate hill following birkett route solocolinfielding22/04/2018
7/9 (Great Mell Fell/Gobarrow Fell (Wainwright Summit)/Gobarrow Fell/Gobarrow Park/Green Hill (Gobarrow Park)/Great Meldrum/Little Meldrum/Dunmallet(Dunmallard Hill)/HeughScar Hill)Fergalh25/11/2017
The Hause - Watermillock Fell - LITTLE MELDRUM. Trickier than I expected since conifers hide the top from the north, plus a nasty fence and no sign of a gate!citygent06/11/2017
With Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie.Dangerous Dave28/10/2017
Done with Richard Turner as part of a circular walk from Aira Force, taking in Green Hill, Gowbarrow Fell, Great Meldrum, Little Meldrum and Watermillock Fell. Weather warm and good views.falunty18/10/2017
Done with Richard Turner as part of a circular walk from Aira Force, taking in Green Hill, Gowbarrow Fell, Great Meldrum, Little Meldrum and Watermillock Fell. Weather warm and good views.nitranrenrut18/10/2017
+JBSimonK13/10/2017
Aira Force - Green Hill - Gowbarrow Fell - Great Meldrum - Little Meldrum - Watermillock Fell - The Hause.Mark Jackson13/08/2017
Parked a bit N of the church taking the RoW SW until NY 4258 2257 then up steep rough ground to some high ground N of the tarn. Dropped down through conifers, round the jet black water of the tarn and up onto Little Meldrum. On to Great Meldrum. Probably easier to tackle this from Watermillock Fell.jonglew23/07/2017
After Great Meldrum, return to car along Ullswater Way, descent through Yew Crag in the dark. On my own.alwaysinshorts23/03/2017
When are a few stones not a cairn? Probably not in this case, but highest point obvious anyway. From Watermillock Fell, then onto Great Meldrum via a good grassy path, climbing locked wooden gate into access landHillsidenick25/01/2017
Parked at the church at 432230 with GB. A round of 6 summits. Took a direct route from 424226 to the top and then headed to Great Meldrum.bolton13/09/2016
Parked alongside Watermillock Church at 432229 (Space for 3-4 cars) - Up road & then S.W. along RoW (Ullswater Way) for about 1km before making way up through woodland to summit - Continued walk along ridge, finishing on Green Hill & bagging a total of 1W,3B,1Hu & 1Sy. (PM)gerrybowes13/09/2016
En route from Hagg Hill then E around fir plantation to Watermillock Fell.Eddie23/04/2016
Wren Crag, two High Rigg tops, Naddle Fell and Low Rigg from car park at Legburthwaite on the B5322 over all the tops then back on the level fp on the eastern side. Great walk.clivevilla13/03/2016
SRFrank07/03/2016
From minor road under Little Mell Fell, a round of Watermillock, Little Meldrum, Great Meldrum, Gowbarrow (Hu) and Green Hill.rhalstead30/12/2015
watermillock and little meldrum from high point on road to the north.robertphillips06/12/2015
from Aira Force car park, with Gowbarrow group, Watermillock Fell & Little Mell. really enjoyable walk.joseph mitchell09/10/2015
3849 and 3851 from north - stroll+destaylor30/07/2015
Came at it from Little Mell South Top through the trees by the little lake which was interesting. There is a path all the way around the trees that I returned on that is easier.simon and co18/06/2015
If travelling from Gowbarrow keep outside of the wood. If travelling from the north beware of logging operations at the end of the private track. They aren't too friendly!moorsman05/03/2015
Cracking walk, parked at Watermillock church and did the 5 tops and came back along the low level path. Saw deer, red squirrel, frozen waterfall and not a lot of people. No pressures and bimbled along at my own leasurely pace taking in the views etc. very snowy and icy, could have done with my crampons for the road and paths! 5 Birketts and 1 Wainright.Mark T04/02/2015
From Watermillock Fell passing intermediate hill to NE of wood which seemed higher than Little Meldrum. Then through wood with tarn (looked frozen solid but daren't try it) and out other side. Summit is rocky knoll with a few stones. Continued to Great Meldrum.Aye Jimmy03/02/2015
first ascent, Showers and then heavy rain, warm, solo. dropped off at the hause climbed little mell fell, back to road & over the fence, Underwood, Little Meldrum, Great Meldrum, Gowbarrow Fell, minor ring contour and down to the path to the nt.'s aira force carpark to be collect.rum doodle 07/06/2014
Another unremarkable top. The pond near the summit is invisible in the trees.Si's 2nd round06/06/2014
R Richard Tait19/04/2014
Done in conduction with Gowbarrow FellShutterlag06/04/2014
walk-little mell fellbabsjess09/03/2014
With Mag. From the Hause. Pleasant little tops. Good outlook.iredale12/01/2014