High levels of bacteria found in human faeces present in Windermere
Concentration of bacteria by number of live colony-forming units (CFUs)*
E coli
Intestinal enterococci
Scale (cfu 100ml-1)
50
150
250
Ambleside
Hawkshead
Windermere
Bowness-on-
Windermere
Newby Bridge
Esthwaite
Water
Windermere
2 km
2 miles
E coli
Intestinal enterococci
Scale (cfu 100ml-1)
50
150
250
Ambleside
Hawkshead
Windermere
Bowness-on-
Windermere
Newby Bridge
Esthwaite
Water
Windermere
2 km
2 miles
Scale (cfu 100ml-1)
E coli
Intestinal enterococci
50
150
250
Ambleside
Hawkshead
Windermere
Esthwaite
Water
Bowness-on-
Windermere
Windermere
Newby Bridge
2 km
2 miles
Scale (cfu 100ml-1)
E coli
Intestinal enterococci
50
150
250
Ambleside
Hawkshead
Windermere
Esthwaite
Water
Bowness-on-
Windermere
Windermere
Newby Bridge
2 km
2 miles
E coli
Intestinal enterococci
Scale (cfu 100ml-1)
50
150
250
Ambleside
Hawkshead
Windermere
Bowness-on-
Windermere
Newby Bridge
Esthwaite
Water
Windermere
2 km
2 miles
E coli
Intestinal enterococci
Scale (cfu 100ml-1)
50
150
250
Ambleside
Hawkshead
Windermere
Bowness-on-
Windermere
Newby Bridge
Esthwaite
Water
Windermere
2 km
2 miles
Scale (cfu 100ml-1)
E coli
Intestinal enterococci
50
150
250
Ambleside
Hawkshead
Windermere
Esthwaite
Water
Bowness-on-
Windermere
Windermere
Newby Bridge
2 km
2 miles
Scale (cfu 100ml-1)
E coli
Intestinal enterococci
50
150
250
Ambleside
Hawkshead
Windermere
Esthwaite
Water
Bowness-on-
Windermere
Windermere
Newby Bridge
2 km
2 miles