Lake District since 2004 although the male still remains. Conservationists believe he is now the only resident golden eagle in England. Following recolonisation attempts, a pair of ospreys nested in the Lake District for the first time in over 150 years near Bassenthwaite Lake during 2001. Ospreys now frequently migrate north from Africa in the spring to nest in the Lake District, and a total of 23 chicks have fledged in The Lakes since 2001. Another bird species which has had recolonisation attempts is the red kite which, as of 2012, have a population of approximately 90 in the dense forest areas
Lake of the Idols "Lago della Ciliegeta" (eng. "Cherry Grove Lake"), named for the cherry groves that grew around the lake. The name "Lago degli Idoli" (eng. "Lake of the Idols") was applied after 1838 and refers to the Etruscan bronze statuettes found in the lake (see History). Another name for the lake is "Buca del Tesoro" (eng. "Treasure Hole"). According to Alfredo Bresciani, the lake formed approximately 6,000 years ago (4th millennia BCE), based on radiocarbon dating and dendrochronology testing done on the lake. The lake was used in ancient times by the Etruscans. They viewed it as a "holy spring of the