Little Britain Lake

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C summer stroll. e h t e r Type of habitat Spring o Lake, river, scrub . FINDING THE RESERVE Look out for breeding birds and l Packet Boat Lane, heronry on the island.

p Location Cowley . x Summer

E Best time to visit Enjoy walking by the water and All year round . splashing in the ford on a hot day . Size of reserve 5.8ha (14 acres) . Autumn 1 hour. Flocks of birds r oam the woodland Walk time and scrub – blue, great, coal and Access on site long-tailed tits, gold crests and Mostly surfaced paths, some treecreepers. unsurfaced. Wheelchair access to parts of the site . Walking links Cowley ‘Trails of Discovery’ walk encircles the site. Regular Healthy Walk around Little Britain Lake. Shoveler Cycling is not permitted on site. OS map ref. TQ 049 813 . Winter UB8 2JR . Visit the lake to see the winter Postcode Great crested grebes wildfowl migrants that spend the winter here. Grey heron Access to site Car parks at end of Packet Boat Lane or along Old Countryside and Mill Lane . Conservation Officer’s tip “Take a slow walk around the By road From Cowley Road, turn site to enjoy the birds and down Lane and take the third other wildlife – and make left down Old Mill Lane. Parking sure you bring a picnic! ” available on right hand side Gadwall adjacent to picnic area . By public transport n Bus: 222 to Cowley High Street/ Station Road . n Rail: Station.

Managed by Borough of Little Britain Lake

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the west of London e comprising a mosaic n l of farmland, woodland o and water, with C

200 miles of river e and canal and over h t 60 lakes.

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The Green Spaces Team Higher Denham London Borough of Hillingdon Denham A 4W/08 Civic Centre 40 GERRARDS CROSS Denham High Street Country Park West Ruislip M4 0 Nature Reserve Uxbridge Denham Frays Farm UB8 1UW M40 Meadows Nature Reserve A Ickenham 4 0 2 0 Uxbridge Tel: 01895 556000 Alderglade Hillingdon Nature Email: greenspacesadmin@ Reserve Stoke Poges hillingdon.gov.uk Uxbridge 2 1 4 www.hillingdon.gov.uk A UXBRIDGE

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These factsheets have been produced by Herts & Wildlife Trust Colne Valley Little Minet Park Britain Country (Registered in : 816710; Registered Charity: 239863) Lake Park with funding from the City Bridge Trust Gra nd Un ion C anal West Drayton Iver Langley Frays Island and Mabey’s Meadow Nature Reserve WEST DRAYTON A4 M4

n Mapping Individual site location maps based on maps supplied by Location Maps Ltd PU100029016 / (0800) 731 4084 ; Colne Valley map by TU Ink, © Crown copyright and database right 2012 Ordnance Survey 100048466 n Photography by Rich Andrews/CVL Birding, London Borough of Hillingdon, Andrew Palmer, Neil Phillips, Steve Waterhouse n Design by Wildcat Design