Blelham Tarn from Latterbarrow......
Situated near Wray on the western side of Windermere, Grid reference 362005. The tarn is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and covers approximately 25 acres in area and is nearly 50 feet deep in places. Blelham Tarn is attractively fringed with reed beds, making access to parts of the shore difficult. Roach, perch, pike, eels, and brown trout inhabit the tarn....the boathouse providing a handy shelter for fishermen. The tarn has made an important contribution to our knowledge of the evolution of the environment since the last Ice Age. By analysing pollen grains taken from the tarn bed and its associated bog, researchers have been able to build up a fairly accurate picture of changes in vegetation cover since the ice receded, and the way the climate has changed.
Blelham Tarn from Latterbarrow......
....from Wansfell.
.......and from Low Wray.
Enjoying the sunshine.......
Frosty fields at Wray from the footpath down to Belham Tarn......
Looking back towards Red Screes and the Kirkstone Pass.....
....and down to the Tarn. The Old Man of Coniston and Wetherlam in the distance.....
Across the Tarn to Fairfield......
......and an untidy way to keep warm. Some people don't believe in leaving only footprints.
The Fairfield Horseshoe.....
Sunset at Tock How.........
..........and a get out of jail card wanted.