THE LAKE DISTRICTThe Lake District is a low mountainous region in North West England. The Lake District National Park is the central area and is one of the fifteen national parks in the United Kingdom and the largest national park in England. The highest peak is the Scafell Pike which stands at 978m. The area is home to a plethora of wildlife, including sundews and butterwort, two carnivorous plants native to Britain. England's only nesting pair of Golden Eagles can be found in the Lake District. As the name suggests, Lake District consist of numerous lakes, 14 to be precise. The lakes are: Bassenthwaite Lake, Brothers Water, Buttermere, Coniston Water, Crummock Water, Derwent Water, Ennerdale Water, Haweswater, Loweswater, Red Tarn, Thirlmere, Ullswater, Wast Water and Windermere.
Lake Windermere:
Windermere is England’s largest natural, ribbon lake (meaning that it is long, narrow and finger-like) with an elevation of around 39m above sea level and a length of around 17km. The word “Windermere” is commonly believed to have come from the Old Norse name “Vinandr”, and the Old English word “mere” which means lake. The lake has always been an important waterway for movement of heavy materials. This lake has 18 islands. Formation of the lake occurred 13,000 years ago during the last major ice age due to the melting of two glaciers.
Photorgraph of Windermere looking north towards Bowness-on-Windermere by Simon Ledingham
Aerial photograph of Windermere by Roger Savage
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