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Bosherston Lakes

Pembrokeshire  >  United Kingdom

Lakes surrounded by woodland near Bosherston village on the road to St Govan's. A good selection of woodland birds can be seen from the paths around the lakes.

Added* by Toby Middlemist
Most recent update 19 Απριλίου 2021

Description

Bosherston Lakes or Lily Ponds as they're also known, are famous for the carpet of waterlilies in june and resident otters. The lakes are surrounded by mature woodland and between the lakes and the coast there are sand dunes. A good selection of woodland birds can be seen from the paths around the lakes.

Details

Access

The Bosherston Lakes are part of the National Trust's Stackpole Estate. Park Park either at the National Trust car park at Bosherston Church (map ref SR967948) or at Lodge Park bridge (map ref SR976964). The circular walk you see on the map is 5 km long. See the National Trust website (see the link below) for Stackpole for more access information including the other car parks, walks maps, wildlife habitats etc in the Stackpole area.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Beach , Lake , Reedbeds , Dunes , Sea

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

Spring , Winter

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Unpaved road , Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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