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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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===Areas of Interest=== | ===Areas of Interest=== | ||
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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
Photo by charlierocky
The pair of Ospreys using the nest in the new location for a second year, April 2009
The 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 Tracker
Distant view of Bassenthwaite Lake, looking towards Dodd Wood on the right, where the Osprey Viewing area is located
Distant 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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