Mar 21 2022

Waterside countdown: 2. Horseshoe Lake

Waterside countdown number 2

Welcome to the ninth in my series of pictorial guides. This time I’m showcasing my top ten favourite waterside viewpoints, selected from our ‘Greenspace on your doorstep’ directory.

At number 2 is Horseshoe Lake in Berkshire…

Horseshoe Lake

Horseshoe Lake, August‎ ‎2016 [Click for full size]

A number of bird species visit this picturesque lake at varying times throughout the year.  Some of them are illustrated in my lifetime favourite series of books, The Natural History of Britain & Europe, (a series of 5, published in 1979).

Painting of waterfowl

7 & 8: Mandarin; 9 & 10: Wigeon; 11 & 12: Gadwall

A photo of a collection of 5 of Mike's books in the The Natural History of Britain & Europe series

Photo of pink and purple light at sunset over the lake, with lots of birds on the water

Horseshoe Lake, January 2019 [Click for full size]

For directions, information and more photographs, go to the Horseshoe Lake entry in ‘Greenspace on your doorstep’.

Warden Mike

Picture credits: August view: Thames Basin Heaths Partnership; Sunset view: Gillian Bamford

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