About the reserve

** Please note: HS2 has taken possession of the nature reserve and we cannot guarantee public access anymore. The works are estimated to take around seven years to complete.**

You can find more information about HS2 at Broadwater Lake here.

A large lake in the Colne Valley which supports huge numbers of waterbirds. A nationally important lake in the Colne Valley which supports huge numbers of waterbirds. Of the four lakes within the Mid Colne Valley Site of Special Scientific Interest, Broadwater Lake is by far the biggest and is one of the largest expanses of open water in the Colne Valley. The nature reserve includes Korda Lake, Long Pond, the River Colne and the western side of Broadwater Lake. Wintering birds include great crested grebe, cormorant, gadwall, shoveler, tufted duck, pochard, wigeon, teal, goldeneye, smew and coot.

Seasonal Highlights
Spring: Cetti’s warbler, house martin, sand martin, swallow.
Summer: Broad-bodied chaser, Daubenton’s bat, emperor dragonfly.
Autumn: Chiffchaff, hobby, redwing, pochard, tufted duck.
Winter: Goldeneye, goosander, smew.