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 2/5/2008 at 23:43 . Permalink.

CWP 59: 8 Tufted Duck, male Reed Bunting, 2 pair Great crested grebe Lake 59, 1 Mute swan, sedge warbler John Rock

CWP 68c: 3 pair Gadwall, 1 pair Shelduck, Swifts flying over, Nightingale heard from the hide. John Rock

Sedge Warbler courtesy of John Rock

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