Observation Hide
Observation Hide is a bird hide in England, United Kingdom. Observation Hide is situated nearby to the tourism office South Walney Nature Reserve Visitor Centre, as well as near the pond Scrape.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Walney and Walney Lighthouse.
South Walney
Nature reserve
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Walney is one of two nature reserves on Walney Island, England. The nature reserve has an area of 130 ha leased from Holker estates. It has been managed by the Cumbria Wildlife Trust since 1963.
Walney Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Espresso Addict, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walney Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse located on Walney Island in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The current building dates to the early 19th-century and is Grade II* listed as well as being the southernmost man-made structure in Cumbria. Walney Lighthouse is situated 1 mile east of Observation Hide.
Sheep Island
Islet
Sheep Island is an uninhabited grassy island of around 15 acres, located just over 1⁄4 mile from the shore of Walney Island, opposite Snab Point. It is one of the Islands of Furness and is in Westmorland and Furness in Cumbria in northwest England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roa Island and Rampside.
Roa Island
Village
Photo: Malcolm Carruthers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roa Island lies just over half a mile south of the village of Rampside at the southernmost point of the Furness Peninsula in Cumbria, formerly in the county of Lancashire north of the sands. Roa Island is situated 2 miles northeast of Observation Hide.
Rampside
Village
Photo: Vishnumukundan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rampside is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is located a few miles south-east of the town of Barrow-in-Furness, in the north-western corner of Morecambe Bay on the Furness peninsula. Rampside is situated 3 miles northeast of Observation Hide.
Biggar
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biggar is a village towards the south of Walney Island in Cumbria, England. Along with the village of North Scale, it is the oldest settlement on the island. Biggar is situated 3 miles northwest of Observation Hide.
Observation Hide
- Type: Bird hide
- Categories: building and recreation area
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.04779° or 54° 2′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.19815° or 3° 11′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C6R2RX2+4POpenStreetMap ID
way 569656207OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=bird_hide
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