College Lake, Hertfordshire

College Lake Nature Reserve

This is a large nature haven for 

all sorts of wild life, 

situated in Hertfordshire. 

There is a lot more to see in

 the summer months, 

with all kinds of wild flowers,

buttterflies, damsel flies and 

all sorts of valuable insects.

It is well maintained but like all these

 Nature reserves relies on donations

and subscribtions to the Beds, Berks and

 Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.

Down in the marshland area of the lake 

you can see breeding waders.

In particular redshank and lapwing

 which are also rare birds.

There is plenty for birding types

 to learn and see, often
seen with their binocurs, 

in the area or in the hides.

Scabious

Fabulous

wild flowers

planted at

College Lake. 

  

Do you feel the

purple is a bit blue?

It is also an educational place for 

groups of people to learn more about 

natural habitats in the U.K. 

 

There are a number of different outdoor

classrooms and woodland areas to gather 

in and learn at different times of the year.

This picture made me want to be 

at the sea somehow. 

It felt good to be 

warm, in the middle of the summer, 

in a peaceful, quiet place.

Part of Lake
and Chalk Quarry

 

Summer thistle
and wild flowers

You can walk all the way around the reserve

 if you feel energetic. 

Or sit and listen to the birdsong.

Water is so calming
and peaceful to me

This was a chalk quarry which was 

excavated and a huge nature

reserve was created.

 

It took a lot of work from the Trust as mentioned 

above and volunteers.  

There are quite a number of birds to see

 on the lake and also a number of 

hides around the Reserve. There are know to be

 one thousand different wildlife species

found here. There are also some rare

 butterflies found here. e.g. the small blue. 

 

Fabulous hollyhocks
 in July

There are all sorts of small birds like finches 

and the many of the tit family, thrushes and 

also redwings later on in the year. 

 

Skylarks are also found breeding 

here in the

grassland areas.

 

One of the top walkways
on a warm July day.

Bigger birds of prey can be found here

 such as barn owls and kestrels.

It is a peaceful place to come and sit and 

take in nature. 

Better on a warm sunny day.