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The map shows the locations of the lakes with a volume over 4 x 10 6 m³ and gives an indication of the volume of water in each lake. The markers suggest this by showing the size of a drop of water where the volume of the drop would be in proportion to the quantity of water in the lake (the diameter of the drop is proportional to the cube root of the lake's volume).
The Lake District is a major sanctuary for the red squirrel and has the largest population in England (out of the estimated 140,000 red squirrels in the United Kingdom, compared with about 2.5 million grey squirrels). [41] The Lake District is home to a range of bird species, [42] and the RSPB maintain a reserve in Haweswater. [43]
Bampton is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area of Cumbria, England, on the edge of the Lake District National Park. It is in the historic county of Westmorland. The parish had a population of 283 according to the 2001 census. In the 2011 census Bampton was grouped with Martindale to give a total of ...
Elterwater is a village in the English Lake District and the county of Cumbria. The village lies half a mile (800 m) north-west of the lake of Elter Water , from which it derives its name. Both are situated in the valley of Great Langdale .
Elter Water is a small lake in the Lake District in North West England, half a mile southeast of the village of the same name.It has a length of 0.62 miles (1.00 km), maximum width of approximately 0.24 miles (0.39 km), a maximum depth of 7 metres (7.7 yd), and an area of 0.16 square kilometres (0.062 sq mi).
The Three Shires Inn was built in 1872 and is named after the Three Shires Stone two miles (3 km) away. [6] The Inn is the base for the Three Shires Fell Race. [7] The valley has an annual rainfall of 2,408 millimetres (94.8 in), [8] higher than the Lake District average, which is itself considerably wetter than the UK average. The land in ...
St Olaf's Church, Wasdale Head Wasdale Head Inn, famous as the centre of the birth of British rock climbing Packhorse bridge behind the Inn. Wasdale Head (/ ˈ w ɒ z d eɪ l /; traditionally / ˈ w ɒ s ə l, ˈ w ɒ ʃ d ə l /) [1] is a scattered agricultural hamlet in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England.
The fells of Hindscarth (left) and Robinson (right) at the head of the Newlands valley. The Newlands Valley is in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England.It is regarded as one of the most picturesque and quiet valleys in the national park, even though it is situated very close to the popular tourist town of Keswick and the busy A66 road.