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.
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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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Winter Grebes
Earlier this year I wrote about the courtship display and beautiful breeding plumage of Great Crested Grebes. Now, in the depths of winter, they are still present but the colourful head plumes will have been moulted to leave a far drabber plumage. Indeed, many of the...
Cattle Egrets in the Cotswold Water Park
If you walk around the Cotswold Water Park, it is likely that you notice egrets feeding around lake margins and flooded fields. Until recent years these will nearly all have been Little Egrets, pure white, with black bill and much smaller than Grey Herons. But things...
Cotswold Lakes Trust is awarded a grant from Enovert Community Trust for Cleveland Lakes
PRESS RELEASE 29 October 2024 New Project to Boost Water-Based Activities at Cleveland Lakes, Cotswold Water Park Cotswold Lakes Trust is set to expand access to water-based sports activities at Cleveland Lakes in the Cotswold Water Park, to meet an increase in...
Lesser Emperors
Lesser Emperor dragonflies were unknown in the UK until 1996, but have gradually colonised the country since then, with global warming the most likely reason. The first definite sighting in the Cotswold Water Park occurred in 2006, however until the last 2 or 3 years...
A new hide for Waterhay Reed Bed
The hide at Waterhay Reed Bed has finally succumbed to its slow, yet inevitable, rot-assisted slide into the silt lagoon, and has had to be demolished after many years of service. The site has changed enormously since the hide was relocated there, with an open, active...
Come and meet a Barn Owl, eagle, falcon, starlings and Bran the Raven on 25 September
If you asked a selection of people what their favourite bird was, I suspect that Puffin and Barn Owl would be right up amongst the front runners. Now, you are going to struggle to see a Puffin locally! But Barn Owl is possible. Quite a few farmers have Barn Owl Boxes...