2009

SP9313 : The Information/Admissions Hut at College Lake in 2009

taken 15 years ago, near to Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England

The Information/Admissions Hut at College Lake in 2009
The Information/Admissions Hut at College Lake in 2009
The hut was on the site of the new visitors centre and was moved to this location during building and was removed when the centre was opened.
The Visitors' Centre, College Lake, near Tring

Work started on the current Visitors' Centre in 2009, which was designed to contain many eco-friendly features. It was opened the following year, and includes a reception area, small cafe (drinks, sandwiches, cakes, and ice creams) with views over the reserve, a display area, toilets and staff offices. There is a large hide with excellent views over the reserve immediately adjacent to it.
There are good disabled facilities and mobility vehicles can be arranged for those who cannot walk round the reserve.

College Lake Nature Reserve, near Tring :: SP9314

College Lake is a large nature reserve with a very wide variety of habitats created from a large chalk pit. There is a large area of marsh with islands, and a deep water lake, while the cliffs surrounding the pit are in various stages of being "recovered" by nature. There is open meadow land and an area kept as an old fashioned cornfield full of flowers. There is woodland all round the area (originally planted to hide the quarry) and a large new woodland of native trees and shrubs. This all means that whatever time of the year you visit you can expect to see a wide variety of wildlife.

There are good facilities for the visitor (and for school parties), including many hides, and displays of old agricultural equipment. It is run by the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust. LinkExternal link


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SP9313, 178 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Reynolds   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 12 July, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 24 September, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 9361 1398 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:48.9972N 0:38.6030W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 9361 1398
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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