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Lake and SSSI in Lancashire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hawes Water, sometimes called Hawes Tarn,[3] is a lake in north west Lancashire, England, in the parish of Silverdale, the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, and the Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve (NNR).[4] It is one of only two natural fresh-water lakes in the county, along with Marton Mere. It is a marl lake and the focus of an eponymous Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[5] and has been the subject of several research studies.[1][2][6][7] Little Hawes Water is a smaller lake to the north east. To the south of the lake, and included in the SSSI, is the area of Haweswater Moss.[8]
Hawes Water | |
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Location in Lancashire Location in City of Lancaster district | |
Location | Silverdale, Lancashire, England |
Coordinates | 54.182640°N 2.801607°W |
Type | natural lake |
Primary outflows | Hawes Water Moss, Myers Dyke, into Morecambe Bay |
Catchment area | 1.7 square kilometres (0.66 sq mi)[1] |
Basin countries | England |
Max. length | 400 m (1,300 ft)[1] |
Max. width | 225 m (738 ft)[1] |
Surface area | 5.7 hectares (14 acres)[2] |
Max. depth | 12 m (39 ft)[1] |
Residence time | 0.32 years[2] |
The footpath along the eastern side of Hawes Water is accessible for wheelchairs, and a car parking place is provided which can be accessed with a RADAR key.[9]
Fiona Reynolds, writing in Country Life, described Hawes Water as "a mysterious, low-lying marl lake, where ... we are told of riches, bitterns and lady's slipper orchid, that can be seen when the time is right".[10]
It has been recorded that a serpent was believed to live in the lake, emerging occasionally to devour local sheep.[3]
In 2020 Natural England published a Summary guide to the management of Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve, Silverdale, Lancashire 2020–2025[11] and a Grazed Habitats Management Plan: Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve 2020-2025[12] describing their plans for Hawes Water and the rest of the Gait Barrows NNR.
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