North Walney Nature Reserve

North Walney Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve on , England. The reserve, which has an area of 646.5 ha, is notable as a habitat of natterjack toads.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: nature reserve in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
  • Also known as: “North Walney” and “North Walney National Nature Reserve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barrow/Walney Island Airport and Barrow-in-Furness railway station.

Aerodrome
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Walney Aerodrome is located on , 1.5 NM northwest of the centre of , , England. The airport is owned by BAE Systems, who operate private communication flights to locations across the and expanded the airport with new infrastructure and terminal buildings in 2019.

Railway station
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Barrow-in-Furness is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line and Furness Line, 85+1⁄2 miles south-west of Carlisle and 34+3⁄4 miles north-west of Lancaster, in the town of , .

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barrow-in-Furness and Dalton-in-Furness.

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is an industrial town and seaport in , at the tip of the Furness peninsula. Many visitors come to Barrow for the Dock Museum, which tells the history of steelworks, the shipyard and the Barrow Blitz.

Town
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is a town in the district, in , England, 4 miles north east of . Along with the rest of the Furness peninsula, it was historically part of .

Village
is a village and one of only four settlements on the Isle of Walney, Cumbria, England. It is the northernmost settlement, lying a mile north of .

North Walney Nature Reserve

Latitude
54.1416° or 54° 8′ 30″ north
Longitude
-3.2641° or 3° 15′ 51″ west
Open location code
9C6R4PRP+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92905731
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q7057174
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In Other Languages

“North Walney Nature Reserve” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as North End Rabbit Warren and North End Haws.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include North End Marsh and Lowsy Point.

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