Hosehill Lake | |
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Reading, Berkshire |
OS grid | SU 649 696 |
Area | 23.6 hectares (58 acres) |
Managed by | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust |
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]
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]
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]
The site has seen 168 different bird species. [1] Some of the more common birds seen are listed here: [5] [1] [3]