Lake Burwain by munki-boy
Lake Burwain
Lake Burwain formerly Foulridge Lower Reservoir started out as Canal Reservoir, one of two local reservoirs used to top up water in the canal just off the western shore of the lake.
Interestingly, “Burwains” was a homestead in the fields to the north of Canal Reservoir - roughly where Pasture Drive is today. While Burwain (the modern-day sailing club) is located on the western bank of the lake, on the site of an old boat house beside Reedy Moor.
Created: 10 April 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Lake Burwain Details
Lake Burwain is a small freshwater lake in Lancashire, situated at an altitude of around 168 meters and is shallow.
The shoreline of Lake Burwain is approximately 2.856 Kilometers all the way round.
- Altitude: 168 m
- Shoreline: 2.856 Km
- Depth: Shallow
Burwain Sailing Club Information
Burwain Sailing Club Address
Reedymoor La, Colne
BB8 7LJ
Website: http://www.burwain.co.uk/
Get directionsLocal History around Lake Burwain
There are some historic monuments around including:
Saucer barrow 90m east of Ell CloughBeadle Hill Romano-British farmsteadPike Low bowl barrow and site of beacon, Bonfire HillStock medieval settlement and part of its associated medieval open field systemBomber Camp Romano-British farmstead and associated enclosureBowl barrow 155m east of Beadle HillHigherford Old BridgeBurwains Camp prehistoric defended settlement west of Broad Bank HillBleara Lowe round cairnBowl barrow 140m east of Beadle HillRing cairn 25m east of Ell CloughCastercliff small multivallate hillfortBurwen Castle Roman fortsRound cairn 230m west of Bleara Lowe.Wildlife in and around Lake Burwain
Lake Burwain Birds
There are 185 species of birds recorded as found near Lake Burwain.
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
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