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 6/3/2007 at 19:52 . 0 comments. Permalink.

CWP 74: 9 Goldeneye ( no sign of any Smew today ). Ken Cypher

CWP 95: 40 Gadwall, 20 Shoveler and 2 Shelduck. Ken Cypher

Waterhay: Black Swan nearby with 2 Mute Swans but the Thames Path was inaccessible with the car park flooded. Ken Cypher

CWP 44: 24 Red Crested Pochards, 10 Pochards, 1 Reed Bunting and 1 Green Woodpecker. Bob Shiret.

CWP 93: Goldeneye. Bob Shiret.

Red Crested Pochard by Bob Shiret

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