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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

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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