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:
Mickleden Beck prehistoric cairnfield and field system, funerary cairn and a medieval dispersed settlement centred 840m south west of Pike of StickleCastle Howe hillfort, Little LangdaleConiston copper minesMoot mound at Fell Foot Farm, Little LangdaleGreenburn copper mines and associated ore processing worksTwo rifle ranges on Silver HowRound cairn, 460m south west of Thompson GroundRoman road in Wrynose BottomLong Intakes medieval dispersed settlement and associated kiln 370m south of Fell FootSeven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell FootCairns on Foul ScrowYewdale lime kiln 380m south west of Low YewdaleRifle Range target and Marker's Hut, 150m north west of Blea MossRound cairn on Dunmail RaiseThe Langdale Boulders, two prehistoric rock art sites in Great Langdale 250m south of Harry PlaceRoman road up Wrynose Pass.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) |
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