A village disappeared!, Haweswater Reservoir and Mardale village, Cumbria
Channel: Freshwater Diving +
Date: 30/05/2020

In the valley of Mardale, the Haweswater reservoir saw the flooding out of a village that is now a magnet for divers. A fascinating dive into the past, along a river bed & old pebble track road.
Diving under and above the Mardale bridge is a must do.
Identifying what is road, and what is river bed can be 'a gas' :-) as both are similar. 

Eden Drones have just taken some great but worrying footage: latest as at June 27th, 2020:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OveSfEvAEZQ

Useful links for the family and others:- “© OpenStreetMap contributors”: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17... United Utilities History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nw6T... https://www.ntlakesoutdoors.org.uk/up... 

Haweswater History Pathe News 1937:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgL4_2CPac8

Haweswater for:
Anglers & Fishing
https://www.unitedutilities.com/about-us/recreation-sites/Haweswater/ 
http://www.theedenangler.co.uk/fly-fishing-haweswater/ 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S9TO3xiqAA 

Walkers 
R6 Phil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq8aK70BH44
https://www.unitedutilities.com/about-us/recreation-sites/Haweswater/
https://fellscape.co.uk/Haweswater.html 
https://www.haweswaterhotel.com/walks
http://www.walkingforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=36493.0

Divers
United Utilities don’t want anyone to Swim or Dive in any reservoir, but these activities are untaken ‘unofficially’ by individuals every summer. They cant resist.  For divers, its easy enough to stay 2 feet off the bottom so we don’t disturb any soil – especially necessary when filming at any location in the Lakes.

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Bird watching
https://www.unitedutilities.com/about-us/recreation-sites/Haweswater/ 
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/identify-a-bird/ 
https://www.birdguides.com/sites/europe/britain-ireland/britain/england/cumbria/haweswater/
http://www.walkingforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=36493.0

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