Natural landmarks · North West England
Yew Tree Tarn
In or near Coniston.
Yew Tree Tarn — lake in Cumbria, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Windermere · 9.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Yew Tree Tarn, the nearest railway station is Windermere, located 9.4 km away. The postcode for Yew Tree Tarn is LA21 8DP, which you can use for sat-nav coordinates. Entry to the tarn is free.
About
Yew Tree Tarn is a named natural landmark in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lake in Cumbria, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 54.3953°, -3.0461°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tarn Hows SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Yew Tree Tarn is a small lake in the English Lake District situated in between the towns of Ambleside and Coniston. The tarn was formed when the local landowner dammed the Yewdale Beck in the 1930s and stocked the lake with trout. Currently, fishing for brown and rainbow trout is controlled and managed by the Coniston and Torver Angling Association. A usable footpath runs around the periphery of the tarn not bordered by the main road. In July 2010, volunteers from the South Lakes Rivers Trust and the Coniston and Crake Partnership removed most of the fish from the tarn in order to avoid kill off from low water levels due to a local drought. The fish were moved to the nearby beck.
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- Coordinates
- 54.3953, -3.0461
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Coniston
- Postcode
- LA21 8DP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Nearest railway station
- Windermere — 9.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7333980 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Yew Tree Tarn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Yew Tree Tarn.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Yew Tree Tarn?
- Yew Tree Tarn is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA21 8DP), in the parish of Coniston.
- What is Yew Tree Tarn?
- Yew Tree Tarn — lake in Cumbria, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Yew Tree Tarn?
- The nearest railway station is Windermere, about 9.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode LA21 8DP.
- Is Yew Tree Tarn a protected site?
- Yes — Yew Tree Tarn is part of the Tarn Hows SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Yew Tree Tarn free to visit?
- Yes, Yew Tree Tarn is free to enter.
- How do I get to Yew Tree Tarn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LA21 8DP. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.