Where to See Osprey in Lake District National Park

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Osprey sightings in Lake District

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Where Osprey has been reported, from 76 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM1% of the busiest hour5 AM5% of the busiest hour6 AM35% of the busiest hour7 AM80% of the busiest hour8 AMBusiest hour9 AM90% of the busiest hour10 AM75% of the busiest hour11 AM65% of the busiest hourNoon60% of the busiest hour1 PM65% of the busiest hour2 PM72% of the busiest hour3 PM78% of the busiest hour4 PM88% of the busiest hour5 PM95% of the busiest hour6 PM85% of the busiest hour7 PM45% of the busiest hour8 PM10% of the busiest hour9 PM2% of the busiest hour10 PM0% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Osprey is most seen 8–10 AM and 4–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Osprey sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	0%
4 AM	1%
5 AM	5%
6 AM	35%
7 AM	80%
8 AM	100%
9 AM	90%
10 AM	75%
11 AM	65%
Noon	60%
1 PM	65%
2 PM	72%
3 PM	78%
4 PM	88%
5 PM	95%
6 PM	85%
7 PM	45%
8 PM	10%
9 PM	2%
10 PM	0%
11 PM	0%

Audio tour

Hear about Osprey on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Lake District, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Lake District Tour Guide

Ospreys: A Grip Built for Fish

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“If you see an osprey catch a fish, keep watching after the splash. The bird has a few clever ways of keeping hold of its slippery meal. It dives with its feet stretched out, ready to grab the fish in its talons.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Lake District Tour Guide.

One more story about Osprey in the app

Esthwaite Water: Ospreys and a Lakeside Pause

4.7 from 8,600+ ratings

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Find Wildlife in Parkwolf

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16 sighting mapsfor Lake District, on the same park map as your route
Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
298 audio storiesplay as you drive Lake District, wildlife included

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Wildlife

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50 sightingsEuropean BadgerMeles melesMost seen 8 PMSighting map

233 sightingsMute SwanCygnus olorMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

176 sightingsGrey HeronArdea cinereaMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

17 sightingsRed FoxVulpes vulpesMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map

39 sightingsWestern Barn OwlTyto albaMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map

57 sightingsTawny OwlStrix alucoMost seen 6 AM & 7 PMSighting map

Where to see Osprey in Lake District