Lake District near Grizedale. Conservationists hope the reintroduction will create a large red kite population in the Lake District and in North West England where the red kite population is low. Other bird species resident to the Lake District include the buzzard, dipper, peregrine and raven. Seasonal birds include the ring ouzel and the redstart. The lakes of the Lake District support three rare and endangered species of fish: the vendace, which can be found only in Derwent Water and until 2008 in Bassenthwaite Lake. Vendace have struggled in recent years with naturally occurring algae becoming a threat and the lakes gradually
Tour of the Lake District Tour of the Lake District Tour of the Lake District is a walking route through the English Lake District. It is not waymarked, but is recognised by the Long Distance Walkers Association, and by several commercial companies which offer packaged walking holidays over the route. It is a circular route described from its south-eastern point, Windermere. It passes through Ambleside and Coniston, and on via Eskdale, reaching its furthest west on the way to Wasdale. It uses the Black Sail Pass to reach Buttermere, and follows the Newlands Valley, to reach its furthest north point at Keswick. It then heads