The area is home to a plethora of wildlife, some of which is unique in England. It provides a home for the red squirrel often seen in the area of the cottage and colonies of sundew and butterwort , two of the few carnivorous plants native to Britain which you can see a mile from the cottage. England's only nesting pair of Golden Eagles can be found 6 miles away from the cottage at Haweswater. The female Golden Eagle has not been seen since 2004 although the male still remains. While at Haweswater visit the Haweswater Hotel where the Red Squirrels feed by the bar window!

The lakes of the Lake District support three rare and endangered species of fish: the vendace, which can be found only in Bassenthwaite Lake and Derwent Water, the schelly, which lives in Brothers Water, Haweswater, Red Tarn and Ullswater, and the Arctic charr, which can be found in Buttermere, Coniston Water, Crummock Water, Ennerdale Water, Haweswater, Loweswater, Thirlmere, Wast Water, and Windermere.

The vendace (Coregonus vandesius) is England's rarest species of fish, and is only found in the Lake District.

Fishing

The Lowther which flows past the cottage is a small river flowing through limestone and fells. Although it is the main spawning area for Eden spring salmon it is primarily a trout fishery. It contains some very large trout through the middle stretches in the deeper pools and provides some very challenging fishing. Wet fly and nymphing may be practiced in certain areas, but it is the destination for the dry fly aficionados.

The River Lowther near the holiday cottage - fishing for all ages.

Held back by Wet Sleddale dam, the Lowther flows at a fairly consistant level and is rarely to be found in flood through the summer months, in fact it is often found to be still fishable when the Eden and Eamont are not.
The upper stretches of the Lowther near Shap are open into the moors and are home to some of the spookiest of fish you will ever come across. The best of the fishing here is when there is a little colour in the water. The fish are generally smaller but fish over 1lb are not uncommon. Fishing licences are available in the village Post Office.

The lakes and waters of the Lake District do not naturally support as many species of fish as other similar habitats in the south of the country and elsewhere in Europe.