Although many of the reservoir’s resident bird species, such as coot, moorhen, mallard and domesticated geese, have a strong association with the areas of fresh water, the surrounding woodlands, hedgerows, fields and scrub margins provide ideal habitat for many other small animals and birds at all times of the year.

While some birds will be easy to see and identify, others are more secretive and can only be noticed by their songs or contact calls.

Because of the deep sided surrounds of the reservoir, the species most likely to be seen on the open water will be moorhen, mallard duck and the occasional cormorant, but the surrounding woodland, hedgerows, fields and scrub margins provide ideal habitat for many other species of small land birds at all times of the year.

We hope that discovering some of them will prove an enjoyable experience.