Boltons Tarn

Type; Natural
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Location; 1¼ miles south-west of Crook, between Kendal and Windermere
Accessibility; private land, footpath from Crook or Crosthwaite
Grid Ref; SD 447 934
Elevation; 189m (621 feet)
Size; 140m x 30m (450 x 97 feet)
Area; 0.3 hectares (0.74 acres)
Depth; 1m (3 feet)
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Visible with a slight detour to the north from the footpath running between Crook and Crosthwaite, Bolton's Tarn is very overgrown with sedge and reeds. When I visited it seemed very popular with a colony of black-headed gulls.