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 26/10/2006 at 20:56 . Permalink.

CWP 32: 2 Kingfisher (Gareth Harris)

CWP 32: 2 Kingfishers feeding outside the visitor centre at Keynes Country Park all day (Gareth Harris)

CWP 58: 2 Ruddy Ducks; 1 Grey Heron (Felicity Cobb)

CWP 41: 25 Mute Swans; 5 Widgeon; 1 Black Swan; 6 Cygnets; 3 Great Crested Grebes (Felicity Cobb)

CWP 44: 13 Red-crested Pochard (Tony Eveleigh)

CWP 57: 3 Goldeneye females (Tony Eveleigh)

CWP 17: Cetti's Warbler; 38 Cormorant; Kingfisher; (Tony Eveleigh)

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