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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Overgrown paths. Whose responsibility are they and what can we do?
At this time of year, with the constant flipping between bright sunshine and showers, everything grows at an almost unmanageable rate, which causes huge problems for the network of footpaths across the nation. To be clear, I’m not referring to the pavements around our...
Emerging Dragonflies
As you walk along our gravel pit and riverbanks during the summer months, it is worth keeping one eye on reeds, rushes and the like, which are emerging from the surface of the water; as you just might get to witness dragonflies ‘hatching’ from their larval stage. The...
Common Blue Damselflies
Once the warmer summer weather arrives in the Cotswold Water Park, dragonflies and damselflies will emerge from the lakes and rivers; often in very large numbers. Many species are involved, but by far the commonest is the appropriately named Common Blue Damselfly....
The Hills Group receives Habitat Heroes accolade
The pivotal role The Hills Group has played supporting the conservation and protection of wildlife in the Cotswold Water Park has been further strengthened by becoming a Cotswold Lakes Trust Premium Habitat Hero. Peter Andrew, Group Director – Quarry Products, said:...
Otters
Twenty years ago, the chances of seeing an Otter in the Cotswold Water Park area were slim at best. Nationally, they had suffered a massive decline, particularly during the 1950’s and 60’s, and despite my keen interest in wildlife I didn’t see a wild one, anywhere,...
The Cotswold Water Park Visitor Centre receives an award from Slow Travel in the Cotswolds
Cotswold Lakes Trust received a Highly Commended award for the Cotswold Water Park Visitor Centre at The Slow Travel Cotswolds Awards ceremony which took place on Wednesday 24 April at the Painswick Centre. The awards, covering 15 categories from accommodation to...