Cotswold Lakes Trust
Cotswold Lakes Trust is a charity dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of the Cotswold Water Park for the benefit of wildlife and people.
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About Cotswold Lakes Trust
About Us
Cotswold Lakes Trust is a charity dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of the Cotswold Water Park for the benefit of wildlife and people.
Our Sites
We manage a range of sites and nature reserves across the Cotswold Water Park
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Our Work
Cotswold Lakes Trust is a charity dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of the Cotswold Water Park for the benefit of wildlife and people.
Leadership
Guiding the Cotswold Water Park to a more accessible and sustainable future
Biodiversity and the Natural Environment
Protecting and enhancing the rich natural environment
Recreation and Access
Improving access and encouraging the public to appropriately enjoy our sites
Education
Promoting a greater understanding of the heritage, wildlife and landscape
2026 Challenge Fund Appeal
Projects & Events
As a charity, Cotswold Lakes Trust runs several varied and interesting projects, through specific grant funding. These range from the ongoing Cotswold Water Vole Recovery Project and environmental enhancements on key sites within the Cotswold Water Park through to improvements to public leisure sites that the Trust manages.
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Advance notice of temporary permissive path closure at Cleveland Lakes on Sunday, 9th October
The Cleveland Lakes permissive path and bird hides will be closed from 8.00am until 2.00pm on Sunday 9th October for the Cotswold Water Park 10k Run. Runners and marshall vehicles willl be in operation on the path during this time. There is no Public Right of Way...
Cotswold Lakes Trust is a winner, thanks to race organisers LPS
Cotswold Lakes Trust was definitely the winner when race experts LPS Events came up with a cheque for £1,369. The money was raised in the last year when LPS gave online customers the option of making a voluntary donation to charity. Events Director Luke Shipway said:...
We are deeply saddened by the news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. For 70 years she has been an inspiration to the world and we thank her for her lifetime of service and devotion through a time of constant change. Our thoughts are with the Royal Family...
Hummingbird Hawk-moths in the Cotswold Water Park
Many years ago, i noticed an odd creature hovering by a flower covered Buddleia bush, with the ability to dart, stop and resume hovering by another bloom in a mere blink of an eye. I crept closer, intrigued, and found myself wrestling with the problem that it appeared...
Two new trustees join Cotswold Lakes Trust
Two new trustees have been welcomed to Cotswold Lakes Trust. Tom Corran is an experienced finance and communication professional with more than 40 years in business. His varied international career included spells in the City of London in the 1980s as a beverage...
Register for a place in the virtual 2022 TCS London Marathon with Cotswold Lakes Trust before 23rd August
If you’ve always dreamed of being part of the London Marathon, but are not able to travel to the capital, are unsure you’ll ever be able to run 26.2 miles in one go, or have simply never got round to entering the ballot, we have a solution for you: join our team and...