Brownber Tarn

Lake, Pool, Pond, Freshwater Marsh in Westmorland Eden

England

Brownber Tarn

Bleaberry Force This impressive 30&#039; fall is in Bleaberry Gill North East of Nine Standards Rigg, Cumbria. — Bleaberry Force Credit: Colin Gregory

Brownber Tarn is a beautiful freshwater lake located in Westmorland, an area known for its stunning natural landscapes in the Lake District National Park, England. This tarn, also referred to as a pool or pond, is an exquisite example of the region's natural beauty.

Covering an area of approximately 1.5 acres, Brownber Tarn is nestled amidst rolling hills and verdant meadows, creating a peaceful and idyllic setting. The tarn is surrounded by a mix of dense woodland and open grasslands, providing a diverse habitat for a wide range of flora and fauna.

The water in Brownber Tarn is crystal clear, reflecting the surrounding landscape and creating a mesmerizing sight. It is fed by natural springs and rainfall runoff, ensuring a constant flow of fresh water. The lake is relatively shallow, with an average depth of around 3 meters, making it an ideal habitat for various aquatic plants and animals.

The marshy areas surrounding the tarn are home to a variety of wetland plants, such as reeds, sedges, and water lilies, providing a crucial habitat for numerous bird species, insects, and amphibians. This freshwater marsh adds to the overall ecological diversity of the area.

Due to its natural beauty and tranquil atmosphere, Brownber Tarn has become a popular spot for nature lovers, hikers, and birdwatchers. Visitors can enjoy leisurely walks around the tarn, taking in the breathtaking views and observing the abundant wildlife.

In summary, Brownber Tarn is a picturesque freshwater lake located in Westmorland, offering a serene and enchanting experience for those seeking to immerse themselves in the natural wonders of the Lake District National Park.

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Brownber Tarn Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 54.455863/-2.2210418 or Grid Reference NY8506. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Bleaberry Force

This impressive 30' fall is in Bleaberry Gill North East of Nine Standards Rigg, Cumbria.

Colin Gregory

Round Hill

The summit cairn of Round Hill on the bleak moorland North of Ravenseat in North Yorkshire.

Colin Gregory

Backstone Castle

Backstone Castle is a rocky outcrop above Backstone Beck. The elaborate name might lead unwary walkers to believe they are heading for some ancient historical site. In reality it is merely a distraction in a vast and bleak moorland setting.

Colin Gregory

Shale slope with boulders

The steep slope of black shale drops into Brownberhead Beck which drains from the eastern side of Nine Standards. The groove in which the boulders lie has been eroded: presumably loose shale has been lost with the larger rocks originally embedded in the shale, remaining.

Trevor Littlewood

Groove of Bog Sike

Bog Sike flows in the steep sided trench with a black shaley slope on the left side of the image. The view is along the route of an old mine road.

Trevor Littlewood

Shooting hut in Kettlepot Gill

The hut is on the north side of Kettlepot Gill, the view being across the valley stream which may be known as Great Wygill. The building is reached by an estate road crossing the moor from the north.

Trevor Littlewood

Moorland on north side of Back Gutter

The watercourse of Back Gutter is at the left side of the image, virtually concealed by rushes. The two wooden structures breaking the skyline are grouse butts.

Trevor Littlewood

Snow beds on north side of Back Gutter

Back Gutter drains water eastwards from the slopes of moorland to the east of Nine Standards.

Trevor Littlewood

Brownber Tarn, frozen

Brownber Tarn is encircled by an area of atrociously wet moorland; it lies to the east of the high grassy moorland ridge at Brownber Edge, itself east of Nine Standards. The eastern side of the tarn is pictured.

Trevor Littlewood

Ridge of Brownber Edge

Brownber Edge is an elongated dome of a ridge lying to the east of the more significant hill, Nine Standards. The view is from the featureless crest of the ridge generally north-eastwards.

Trevor Littlewood

Unusual section of walling near Brownberhead Beck

Brownberhead Beck is the foreground stream. Beyond it a walker is sitting on a curious piece of wall - if that's what it is! There are two stretches, both low, set at a right angle. The location is remote and no purpose behind the construction can be imagined. (The pole across the stream of course has a gin trap mounted on top.)

Trevor Littlewood

Public footpath to Kettlepot Gill

The public bridleway from the Tan Hill road is signposted to "Kettlepot Bog" which is as unpromising a destination as you might hope to find anywhere. Whilst it starts off along a very well-used estate track, it veers off just before Kettlepot Gill. The estate road continues some way to a recently built shooting hut, the right of way is much older and goes to an area of old mineshafts across the Gill (and once among the shafts, simply ends). It crosses Kettlepot Gill just at its confluence with Bog Sike, and there is a bit of a causeway along the smaller stream allowing for ascent without the steep gradient that you would expect at first sight. The geological map shows the Tan Hill Coal outcropping in the bank opposite, though it is not much in evidence. However that does indicate that it is not far below the surface all around here, which is why there are lots of small pits, rather than the more substantial capped shafts that characterise workings on the Tan Hill Coal where it is rather deeper below surface. There are no waste tips here, either.

Andy Waddington

Old Pit on Hugh Seat Nab

The Tan Hill Coal Seam was very near the surface under Hugh Seat Nab, but this area is near the edge of the coal which peters out a couple of kilometres to the west. It was clearly not worth sinking the sort of shafts that feature further east where the seam was deeper, but also more productive and was worked much later. These old pits occur in a more or less regular pattern about 80-100m apart, linked by paths more obvious on aerial photos than on the ground, even though they are clearly still in use by gamekeepers intent on overpopulating the moor with grouse. A public bridleway leads into the mined area, then just ends - most of the paths are not rights of way. A few of the pits, like this one, seem to have silted up and become waterproof, so now have small pools. With the first properly cold night of the season, there's a thin skin of ice, though the small snowfall is disappearing wherever the sun reaches. The last of the radiation fog is just burning off to the north.

Andy Waddington

Shooting Hut serving Kettlepot Bog

The rather grandly named Kettlepot Road is really just an estate track from the public road west of the Tan Hill Inn. It is a public bridleway for most of its route, but the right of way turns off to cross Kettlepot Gill and head up to the old coal workings on Hugh Seat Nab. The continuation to reach this establishment is not a right of way (but this is all CROW Access Land). The hut, built in 1998, seems to have been placed about as far up the Gill as practicable, since, as the name suggests, the area where shooting takes place, Kettlepot Bog, is mostly peat hags not really ideal for a stone building, or indeed a road capable of taking Landrovers. From this point shooters must walk (or wade) if they are using the lines of butts to the west, but there is also one line of older stone-built butts sunk into the ground alongside the track for those who prefer firmer footing.

Andy Waddington

Kettlepot Road

Originally created to serve an area of mines exploiting the Tan Hill Coal under Hugh Seat Nab and Kettlepot Bog, the track is now in use as an estate track and has been somewhat extended to the west to reach a recently built (1998) stone shooting hut NY8606 : Shooting Hut serving Kettlepot Bog. A public bridleway follows the track up to a point about 400m beyond the bend, but then veers off (as a much fainter path) onto Hugh Seat Nab - apparently the route to the pits this side of Kettlepot Gill never made it to right-of-way status. Neither route has any destination beyond the mining area, so any walk taking advantage of the CROW Access Land has to take on some off-piste travel - generally not too hard to the south where a good path to Ravenseat can be reached fairly quickly, but much more arduous across the peat hags towards Nine Standards Rigg.

Andy Waddington