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 22/3/2008 at 20:55 . 0 comments. Permalink.

On a blustery windy day Martin Adlam and Dawn Young took a walk from Neigh Bridge of which the highlights were:

CWP 32: 5 Sand Martin

CWP 34: (Coke’s Pit) - 2 Chiffchaffs, 6 drake and 5 duck Red-crested Pochard

CWP 56 – 2 Chiffchaff and a pair of Red-crested Pochard

River Thames – 2 Chiffchaff

Pit 300 – 1 Snipe

Waves crashing onto CWP 31 courtesy of Martin Adlam

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