Bassenthwaite Lake National Nature Reserve — Attraction in Great Britain

Bassenthwaite Lake is a very important place for wildlife. Hundreds of birds including the osprey migrate to the lake and fish such as Atlantic salmon come to Bassenthwaite Lake to spawn. The Lake District's first ever wetland nature reserve is situated at the northern end of Bassenthwaite Lake. Visitors to the Dubwath Wetland Nature Reserve can expect to spot grasshopper warbler, curlew, greylag, geese, reed bunting and meadow pipit. The 10 hectare site incorporates a 650m gravel path linking to 900m of recycled plastic boardwalk. The routes are designed to provide access to viewing points...

A great place to stop for a few minutes and look for wildlife, or, as we did, just admire the view and skim stones. There are no other facilities. If you're heading south you're in luck; if you're heading north you have to enter at the far end, but the turning is tight and if you don't get it right first time you'll end up reversing towards cars doing 60mph. It's a bit easier to get out (which must be done at the other end)...

Very nice place for take Familly Out on Weekends, nice long walks around the Lake, bus stops around, Service x5 and x4 from Stagecoach buses, x4 service every 2 hours and bus x5 30-60 min depends on time and day, buses all year to destinations, get there and sometimes You can see Royal Air Force Planes here too, place worth visiting, around the Lake are Campsites and...