Cotswold Water Park Gloucestershire
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- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
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- Nigel Gardener
- Date
- 20 February 2023
- Description
- juvenile female
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Site Location Details
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- Latitude\Longitude: 51.66887 , -1.91797
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Site Details
The Cotswold Water Park covers some 8600 hectares (33 sq. miles), part in Gloucestershire and part in Wiltshire. It includes some 130 lakes covering over 1,000 hectares of the Upper Thames Valley. The Water Park is of national nature conservation importance for wintering and breeding wetland birds. Ten of the lakes are designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) because of the assemblages of aquatic plants that thrive in the clear lime-rich waters. High-quality water also means the area supports huge numbers of dragonflies. Within the Water Park there are several limestone rivers and streams (Swill Brook, Churn, Ampney Brook, Coln and Leach) running into the River Thames. Between the gravel workings there are a number of unimproved wildflower meadows of which eight are designated SSSIs. (Information extracted with permission from the booklet "Wildlife in the Cotswold Water Park", published by the Cotswold Water Park Society and available from them at Keynes Country Park.)
Address
Cotswold Water ParkKeynes Country Park Centre, Spratsgate Lane, Shorncote, Cirencester GL7 6DF
Contact Details
Telephone: 01285 861459
Email: info@waterpark.org
Birding Sites in the Cotswold Water Park Area
Additional Site Details
Parking
Several car parks around the complexOpening Times
Largely unlimited.Facilities
There is a bird hide overlooking the nature reserve at Keynes Country Park (Lake 34) where records of bird sightings are kept along with details of birdwatching walks. In the eastern section there are hides overlooking Whelford Pools (Lake 111 and 111b) and also a hide overlooking Lake 119. There are also plans for hides overlooking the Shorncote reedbed.Did you know that you can submit photographs to be included in this sites image gallery?
If you would like to suggest a photo then please email a copy to contact@birdguides.com along with the website address for this page. A member of our team will review your photograph for suitability and will credit the image to you (unless you request otherwise).
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The BirdGuides Team.
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Useful Links
- http://www.waterpark.org
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British & Irish Records Archive Cotswold Water Park
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