Description
Hosehill Lake hosts a wide variety of water fowl in the winter ((Ευρασιατική) Χουλιαρόπαπια, Γκισάρι, (Ευρωπαϊκό) Σφυριχτάρι, Μαυροκέφαλη Πάπια) and in spring (Κοινό) Αηδόνι and wetland birds such as (Βουβός) Κύκνος, Ποταμογλάρονο, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Στρειδοφάγος, (Ευρωπαϊκή) Καλημάνα, (Κοκκινόλαιμο) Νανοβουτηχτάρι, Σκουφοβουτηχτάρι. A large Οχθοχελίδονο bank can be viewed from the other side of the lake and Λευκοχελίδονο, (Κοινή) Σταχτάρα and σταβλοχελίδονο can be seen from March/April.
Details
Access
Take A4 south out of Theale, take slip road off dual carriageway singposted Theale railway station. Follow signs for station, continue over railway and canal. Turn left at roundabout and park in Fox and Hounds pub car park. Reserve entrance opposite pub. Mix of grass and surfaced paths, flat around northern part of lake, undulating to south. Lakeside paths muddy in winter.