The Cotswold Water Park

The Cotswold Water Park (CWP) lies in 40 square miles of farmland and wetland between Cirencester, Swindon and Lechlade. To date 145 lakes have been flooded (April 2006) and this is set to increase over 50 years, creating other wetland habitats. CWP holds nationally important numbers of wintering waterbird, e.g. Smew, Great Crested Grebe, Gadwall, Coot and Pochard. In Spring and Summer visitors can hear Nightingales or see flocks of Hobby’s migrating through.

Published by The Cotswold Water Park the 20/8/2006 at 09:24 . Permalink.

CWP 104: 60 Coot; 1 Grey heron; 25 mute swan; 20 mallard; 22 tufted duck; 3 great crested grebe (Pete Evans)

River Coln Fairford: 30+ Sand Martin (Pete Evans)

CWP 32: 1 Kingfisher (Gareth Harris)

Ampney Brook Sheeppen Bridge: 1 Kingfisher (Gareth Harris)

CWP 42: 1 Kingfisher (Gareth Harris)

CWP 57: 4 Red Crested Pochard (Gareth Harris)

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