2009
SP9113 : View from the Hide towards the “Feeding Bank”, Tringford Reservoir
taken 17 years ago, near to New Mill, Hertfordshire, England
View from the Hide towards the “Feeding Bank”, Tringford Reservoir
A year or so ago this view would have shown perhaps one hundred water birds, plus some woodland birds. Every day the gamekeeper would put down sackfuls of feed to fatten up the Mallards for the six duck shoots a year. Not only were the mallards busy feeding (some undoubtedly breed elsewhere and introduced 'for the table') but so were other species of ducks, swans, etc. However it was felt that shooting was incompatible with the Site of Special Scientific Interest status and it ended in 2008 – and the waterfowl population dropped considerably. It is perhaps worth remembering that one of the reasons the vegetation round the reservoir is so “wild” is that the area has been managed for shooting by the Rothschild family of Tring for over 100 years.
See SP9113 : Tringford Reservoir (Information)
See SP9113 : Tringford Reservoir (Information)
Tringford Reservoir, near Tring, Hertfordshire
Tringford Reservoir is one of four large reservoirs built to supply water to the Grand Junction Canal (now the Grand Union Canal) at the highest point on the canal between London and the Midlands. It was built in 1816 and the associated pumping station (which is still in use) was built in 1818.
In addition to its use to supply water to the canal it is also a private fishery and for many years it was used as a duck shoot. The adjoining land has become woodland and there is a bird hide. Together with the adjoining reservoirs it is a biological site of special scientific interest and for information on the wildlife visit the Friends of Tring Reservoir site Link
![Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/somerights20.gif){kind=small}
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
- Grid Square
- SP9113, 181 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Chris Reynolds (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 14 April, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 29 July, 2009
- Subject Location
-
OSGB36:
SP 9183 1313 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:48.5564N 0:40.1654W - Camera Location
-
OSGB36: SP 9180 1319
- View Direction
- South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
