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| | [[Image:Bassenthwaite1-30052007.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Tracker|Tracker}}<br />Distant view of Bassenthwaite Lake, looking towards Dodd Wood on the right, where the Osprey Viewing area is located]] | | [[Image:Bassenthwaite1-30052007.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Tracker|Tracker}}<br />Distant view of Bassenthwaite Lake, looking towards Dodd Wood on the right, where the Osprey Viewing area is located]] |
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| | ===History and Use=== | | ===History and Use=== |
| - | ''To do'' | + | In 2001 it was announced that a pair of [[Osprey]]s had nested in the woods above Bassenthwaite Lake, this being the first time in 150 years that a wild pair of the birds had nested in the Lake District. |
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Photo by
Mad_BMSBassenthwaite Lake, looking towards Skiddaw, May 2005
Overview
Bassenthwaite Lake is a National Nature Reserve, in the Lake District, located in the county of Cumbria in northwest England. It is owned and managed by the Lake District National Park Authority. The area became famous in 2001, when a pair of wild Ospreys nested there, this being the first time in over 150 years that Ospreys had bred in the Lake District.
Birds
Notable Species
Osprey
Photo by
charlierockyThe pair of Ospreys using the nest in the new location for a second year, April 2009
Rarities
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Check-list
Birds you can see here include:
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Other Wildlife
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Site Information
Photo by
TrackerDistant view of Bassenthwaite Lake, looking towards Dodd Wood on the right, where the Osprey Viewing area is located
History and Use
In 2001 it was announced that a pair of Ospreys had nested in the woods above Bassenthwaite Lake, this being the first time in 150 years that a wild pair of the birds had nested in the Lake District.
Areas of Interest
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Access and Facilities
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Contact Details
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External Links
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