Lake District
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| Area | 2362 |
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| Locations | Cumbria |
| England | |
| Highest point | Scafell Pike |
| Passes | Honister Pass |
| Whinlatter Pass | |
| Gatescarth Pass | |
| Did you know | Film director Ken Russell lived in the Keswick/Borrowdale area until 2007 and used it in films such as Tommy and Mahler. |
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| ID | 405871 |
About Lake District
The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes, forests and mountains, and its associations with William Wordsworth and other Lake Poets and also with Beatrix Potter and John Ruskin.
Water firm wrongly downgraded pollution events, documents suggest
... One of the apparent cover-ups was in a World Heritage Site in the Lake District...
Lancashire supermarket chain Booths ditches self-service tills
... " We will retain self-checkouts in two of our stores in the Lake District in order to meet the needs of our customers during very busy periods...
New search technology leads to discovery of body in Glen Etive
... The technology has been developed by Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association (LDSAMRA)...
Rescue mission for UK rainforests' weird treasures
... Pockets of temperate rainforest are found to the west of Scotland and north Wales, as well as in the Lake District and south-west England...
Wasdale mountain rescuer Penny Kirby celebrates 40 years' service
... She lives in an old cottage in the foothills beneath the Lake District peak and totally understands the mountain s appeal to walkers and climbers...
Woman finds her 40-year-old message to dad in book bought online
... Mrs Ford, who was brought up in the Lake District, told: " It was a book I thought about over the years, but I didn t recognise it at first because it had no desk cover...
Northern Lights: England's skies glow in aurora spectacle
... The natural phenomenon was captured by photographers in the Lake District and in Northumberland on Tuesday evening...
Patterdale mountain rescuer injured in fall dies
... Chris Lewis, a member of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) in the Lake District, fell 500ft (150m) in 2021, severely damaging his spine...
Northern Lights: England's skies glow in aurora spectacle
By Samantha JaggerBBC News
Skies gleamed pink, green and yellow as the Aurora Borealis illuminated parts of northern England.
The Natural phenomenon was captured by photographers in the Lake District and in Northumberland on Tuesday evening.
The aurora appears when atoms in The Earth 's high-altitude atmosphere collide with energetic charged particles from The Sun , creating light.
The vivid colours of the aurora were also seen in.
Photographers who stayed up to catch a glimpse of The Spectacle shared their images with The Bbc .
Leah Hennessey waited by Ashness Jetty, near Keswick, to see the Milky Way but was diverted to snapping the Northern Lights when she saw the lights.
" It never fails to excite me seeing the Northern Lights , no matter how many times, " she added.
Mark Hetherington was thrilled to capture a yellow glow near Haweswater Reservoir in Cumbria.
" What a night, " He Said .
Jonny Gios, from Kendal, was also at Haweswater Reservoir to gaze at The Skies .
" I was there with a friend to take photos of the Milky Way . . and instead we got the aurora, " Mr Gios said.
" I absolutely loved it. It was just phenomenal to see it on our doorstep, " He Said .
Parts of Northumberland were lit up on Tuesday evening, including Rothley Castle, Bamburgh lighthouse and near Holy Island Causeway.
Tom Wright described the display as " stunning" as he watched from 21:30 BST until 04:00.
Photographers in Yorkshire and in Aberdeenshire and Argyll and Bute in Scotland were also eager to capture the display.
Andy Ward , who watched near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales , said: " Although monochrome to The Eye , I could see these beams with sharp edges reaching up like search lights, it was fabulous. "
Aurora BorealisBy BBC weather forecaster Simon King
The aurora can happen any time of the year but a major factor to seeing it of course is having Dark Skies .
Sightings are likely to become more regular as we approach The Peak in solar activity in 2025.
Throughout the summer, The Window of opportunity therefore is perhaps only a few hours at most when it is very dark.
Now we're into autumn and the nights are getting longer, we've had our first widespread spotting of the Northern Lights .
Seeing it in north-east England and Cumbria isn't too uncommon but for it to occur so vividly this early on in the autumn is less likely.
Ashley Corr said he witnessed a " magnificent display" from 21:00 BST to 02:00 at Howick in Northumberland.
" I had The Place to myself and the whole experience was mesmerising, " He Said , after making a two-hour journey from Houghton-Le-Spring.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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