Hosehill Lake

Hosehill Lake is a 23.6-hectare (58-acre) Local Nature Reserve west of Reading in Berkshire. It is owned by West Berkshire Council and managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[1][2][3]

Hosehill Lake
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationReading, Berkshire
OS gridSU 649 696
Area23.6 hectares (58 acres)
Managed byBerkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust

Geography and site

To the east and south of the lake is meadowland.[3] 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.[3]

The site features a one-mile circular walk around the lake.[4]

History

Hosehill Lake was given its nature reserve status in 1997 by Newbury District Council.[5] 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.[6]

Fauna

The site has seen 168 different bird species.[1] Some of the more common birds seen are listed here:[5][1][3]

Birds

References
  1. "Hosehill Lake". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. "Map of Hosehill Lake". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. "Hosehill Lake". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. Parks in Newbury, West Berkshire | Waterways in Newbury, West Berkshire
  5. Theale Area Bird Conservation Group. - Theale Sites
  6. Wildlife trust set to run West Berkshire nature reserves - Get Reading

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