Hosehill Lake

Hosehill Lake is a local nature reserve on the edge of Theale in Berkshire, England.[1] The nature reserve is under the management of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[2]

Geography and site

Hosehill Lake - March 2017

The site is 23.5 hectares (58 acres) in size.[2] To the east and south of the lake is meadowland.[2] The eastern meadow is cut and then grazed by wild Exmoor ponies for a short period in the spring and autumn, and the south meadow is a butterfly meadow.[2]

The site features a one-mile circular walk around the lake.[3]

History

Hosehill Lake was given its nature reserve status in 1997 by Newbury District Council.[4] Since it became a nature reserve, an island has been created in the lake, along with Tern Rafts, a Sand Martin Bank and the Butterfly Meadow.

In 2013 the management of the nature reserve was transferred from West Berkshire Council to the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[5]

Fauna

The site has seen a 168 different bird species.[1] Some of the more common birds seen are listed here:[4][1][2]

Birds

References

  1. 1 2 3 Natural England - Special Sites
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Hosehill Lake | Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust
  3. ↑ Parks in Newbury, West Berkshire | Waterways in Newbury, West Berkshire
  4. 1 2 Theale Area Bird Conservation Group. - Theale Sites
  5. ↑ Wildlife trust set to run West Berkshire nature reserves - Get Reading

Coordinates: 51°25′19″N 1°04′03″W / 51.4220°N 1.0676°W / 51.4220; -1.0676

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