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 1/11/2007 at 13:54 . 0 comments. Permalink.

CWP 74: ringtail Hen Harrier. Jon Mercer 19 Cormorant, good numbers of Fieldfare, Redwing and finches. John Booth

CWP 68d, a Peregrine over carrying prey. Also there, 3 Water Rails and 3 Cetti's warblers heard. Jon Mercer; John Booth

CWP 68c: c300 Fieldfare,150 Lapwing. John Booth

CWP 95: 4 Little Egrets, 2 Shoveler and 4 Gadwall, John Booth; Jon Mercer

New Workings opposite CWP 95: 1 Green Sandpiper.1 Little Egret, 5 Teal and 1 Kestrel. John Booth

CWP 301: c70 Greylag, c100 Canada Geese, 5 Little Grebe. John Booth

CWP 59: 21 Curlew. John Booth

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