词条 | Hosehill Lake |
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Geography and siteThe site is {{convert|23.5|ha|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] HistoryHosehill 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] FaunaThe site has seen a 168 different bird species.[1] Some of the more common birds seen are listed here:[4][1][2] Birds
References1. ^1 2 Natural England - Special Sites {{coord|51.4220|-1.0676|format=dms|type:landmark_region:GB|display=title}}{{National and local nature reserves in Berkshire}}2. ^1 2 3 4 Hosehill Lake | Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust 3. ^Parks in Newbury, West Berkshire | Waterways in Newbury, West Berkshire 4. ^1 Theale Area Bird Conservation Group. - Theale Sites 5. ^Wildlife trust set to run West Berkshire nature reserves - Get Reading 5 : Parks and open spaces in Berkshire|West Berkshire District|Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust|Nature reserves in Berkshire|Local Nature Reserves in Berkshire |
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