About the reserve

This beautiful reserve contains a variety of habitats including tall fen and swamp, alder carr, willow scrub and willow pollards. The tall fen/swamp occurs around a lagoon and along adjacent channels, and has a mixture of Common Reed, Reed Sweet-Grass and Common Reedmace. Water Voles can be seen swimming in the reedbed channels. The surrounding banks support Great Horsetail, Butterbur and Moschatel, as well as Greater and Lesser Pond Sedges, and Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage. Cetti’s Warblers are breeding – a testament to the successful ongoing management of the reserve.

Seasonal Highlights

Spring: Kingfisher, Little Egret, Water Vole.

Summer: Cetti’s Warblers, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler.

Autumn /Winter: Green Sandpiper, Pied Wagtail, Siskin, Snipe, Water Rail.

Directions

Site entrance:  You can access the reserve from the road entry to Tewin Bury Farm Hotel.

Access by road: From A1(M) junction 6 take A1000. Fourth exit next roundabout then first exit on two further roundabouts towards Digswell. Go one mile (B1000 Hertford Road), Tewin Bury Farm Hotel on left.

Access by public transport
Bus: 388 – opposite Tewin Bury Farm Hotel (0.1 miles).
Rail: Welwyn North station (1.7 miles).