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Description
The Cospudener See is an artificially constructed lake south of Leipzig. The southeastern corner of the Cospudener lake and the adjacent Neue Hardt forest hold an interesting mixture of birds living in the water, in reed beds, wetland, on grassland and in forests. These include bird species such as Common Tern , Eurasian Wigeon , Gadwall , Wood Duck (early spring 2024), Great Crested Grebe , Greylag Goose , Little Ringed Plover , Common Sandpiper , Penduline Tit , Tree Pipit , Great Reed Warbler , Hawfinch , Wood Lark , Eurasian Wryneck , European Stonechat , Barred Warbler and many more.
During winter, you may also find rare guests from the far north such as Red-throated Diver , Black-throated Diver and Great Northern Diver.
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Access
The Cospudener See is located on the southern outskirts of Leipzig, near the town of Markkleeberg. This route starts at the marina at the southwestern end of Markkleeberg. You can get there by foot, bike, car and bus. Click on a P in the map for directions to a parking. The circular walk is about 7 km.