Description
Hosehill Lake hosts a wide variety of water fowl in the winter (Широконоска, Красноголовый нырок, Свиязь, Хохлатая чернеть) and in spring Южный соловей and wetland birds such as Лебедь-шипун, Речная крачка, Кулик-сорока, Чибис, Малая поганка, Чомга. A large Береговушка bank can be viewed from the other side of the lake and Воронок, Чёрный стриж and Деревенская ласточка 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.