College Lake Nature Reserve
Seasonal highlights not to miss
- Wild daffodils, bluebells and cowslips in spring
- A blaze of colour with corncockle, pheasant's eye and cornflower in summer
- A bustling community of wildfowl and waterbirds, including waders, great crested grebe, wigeon, teal, little winged plover and snipe in winter.
College Lake provides a wildlife experience for the whole family. A former chalk quarry, near Tring, this reserve has been transformed into a thriving centre for wildlife and supports over 1,000 species. It boasts panoramic views of the surrounding farmland and Chiltern hills and is now a haven for many migrating birds.
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Visitor facilities and attractions.
Visitor Centre - College Lake has a brand new visitor centre with a large hide overlooking the marsh area. At weekends and bank holidays there is a cafe inside the centre where refreshments are available.
Cafe - Opening times are 12 - 3pm daily.
Parking on site (bear right as you enter the site), disabled parking near the courtyard.
Toilets (including disabled & baby changing facilities) available in the courtyard and visitors centre.
Picnic benches next to the Barn.
Open times: Summer opening hours: everyday 9.30am - 5pm (last entry 4pm)
Open Spring and Summer bank holidays
Winter opening hours: everyday 9.30am - 4pm (last entry 3pm)
No dogs or cycling on the reserve please.
Location: 2 miles north of Tring. Go north on the B488, ¼ mile north of canal bridge at Bulbourne turn left into unsigned entrance.
Grid reference: SU 934 140 For more details, click here.
The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust is a membership-based voluntary organisation, managing more than eighty nature reserves, that actively works to educate and encourage all sectors of the community to care for local wildlife. They are one of 47 independent Wildlife Trusts across the UK.
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