Patterdale

Question 1

Where is Patterdale?

Answer 1

NW England, in the Lake District (84 miles from Burnley)

Question 2

What are the names of the aretes at Patterdale?

Answer 2

Striding edge and Swirral edge

Question 3

What is the name of the corrie at Patterdale?

Answer 3

Red tarn corrie

Question 4

What is the name of the pyramidal peak at Patterdale?

Answer 4

Helvellyn

Question 5

How high is Helvellyn?

Answer 5

950m

Question 6

What is the name of the ribbon lake at Patterdale?

Answer 6

Ullswater

Question 7

What is the name of the river at the U shaped valley in Patterdale?

Answer 7

Rydal beck

Question 8

What is Helvellyn used for today?

Answer 8

Walking guides and tourism

Question 9

How long is Rydal beck?

Answer 9

9.5 miles long

Question 10

What is lake Windermere used for today?

Answer 10

Boating, sailing, cruising, fishing

Question 11

What rock types are found at Patterdale?

Answer 11

Igneous rock types, some of which contain vesicles filled with quartz and calcite, as well as euhedral bytownite

Question 12

What fauna are found at Patterdale?

Answer 12

Birds such as falcons, skylarks
Animals such as red squirrels, deer

Question 13

How many plant species are found at Patterdale?

Answer 13

1373 species