The River Eden: Quick facts

• It is 130 km (80 miles) long.
  
  

• It covers an area of 2,300 sq km.
  
  

• It flows South to North.
  
  

• It has over 184 species of plants.
  
  

• Ospreys have been seen nearby.
  
  

• Protected species include; water crowfoot, lamprey, white clawed crayfish, otters, bullheads, Atlantic Salmon and swamp alder woodlands.
  
  

• A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI: Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981) and Special Area of Conservation which provides legal protection.
  
  

• Home to the largest colony of nesting sand martins in Cumbria.
  
  

• One of the most important British sites for the native white-clawed crayfish.
  
  

• Flows through the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks, the North Pennines, the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB’s), and the Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site.  

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