Blea Tarn by munki-boy
Blea Tarn
Blea Tarn is in The Lake District National Park in England.
Blea Tarn lies between Little Langdale and Great Langdale, in the Lake District. Blea Tarn is one of the easiest to visit. There is a car park on the Little Langdale to Great Langdale road. It has a backdrop of the Langdale Pikes. The car park is a good starting point for a short circular walk around the tarn.
The sediment in the bed of Blea Tarn has not been disturbed since the last Ice Age. It is now a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. The tarn is home to brown trout, perch and pike.
Created: 27 August 2016 Edited: 29 November 2023
Blea Tarn
Local History around Blea Tarn
There are some historic monuments around including:
Round cairn, 460m south west of Thompson GroundLong Intakes medieval dispersed settlement and associated kiln 370m south of Fell FootCastle Howe hillfort, Little LangdaleConiston copper minesSeven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell FootTwo rifle ranges on Silver HowRound cairn on Dunmail RaiseThe Langdale Boulders, two prehistoric rock art sites in Great Langdale 250m south of Harry PlaceMoot mound at Fell Foot Farm, Little LangdaleMickleden Beck prehistoric cairnfield and field system, funerary cairn and a medieval dispersed settlement centred 840m south west of Pike of StickleRoman road up Wrynose PassGreenburn copper mines and associated ore processing worksCairns on Foul ScrowRifle Range target and Marker's Hut, 150m north west of Blea MossRoman road in Wrynose BottomYewdale lime kiln 380m south west of Low Yewdale.Wildlife in and around Blea Tarn
Blea Tarn Birds
There are 143 species of birds recorded as found near Blea Tarn.
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
Tap here for more wildlife found near Blea Tarn lake
