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About the Group
and the Reserve
The Moor Green Lakes Group (MGLG) was established in 1993 as an organisation to
help manage the Moor Green Lakes Nature Reserve in Berkshire, England.
Our aims are:
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to improve the
Reserve for wildlife
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record and monitor that wildlife
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enhance the facilities of the Reserve for
members of the Moor Green Lakes Group and other visitors

The Group works in conjunction with
CEMEX, the site owners and the
Blackwater Valley
Countryside Partnership both of which bring resources and expertise in active
conservation within the 30 kilometres of the Blackwater Valley.
For the past 50 years
or more gravel has been extracted from the
Blackwater Valley, stretching westward from Sandhurst to Eversley where it
continues today. Moor
Green Lakes is the result of restoration of part of that area. The land to the
west of the Reserve, which is presently being worked, will ultimately become a
major extension of the Reserve, more than doubling its size.
The
existing Reserve occupies
36 hectares (90 acres) north of the River Blackwater and lies
in the boroughs of Bracknell Forest and Wokingham, in
Berkshire, England. It comprises three lakes: Colebrook North, Colebrook South and Grove
Lake; click
here for an
aerial view. The main access point for the Reserve is
the
Car Park
off Lower Sandhurst Road in Finchampstead, Wokingham. Note that this is a
private Car Park and is locked at night.
It is usually open from approx 08.00; the lock-up
time is displayed on a notice in the Car Park. Due to recent work to
improve the drainage in the area, there is no longer any roadside parking just
outside the car park, however there is room for a car at the bottom end of Dell
Road, just west of the car park; but please don't block the field gates.
Alternative Parking
is available off Mill Lane near the sailing club at Horseshoe Lake.

If visitors identify
any Health and Safety issues on the
Reserve, then please report them to the Site Liaison Officer - details on the
Contacts page. The
Reserve Map shows
the features of the reserve, including location of two viewing hides for use by
members of the Group. Access to the Reserve
is along the footpath running south from the main Car Park, past Colebrook Lakes
North and South, to meet the
Blackwater Valley Path. The
Colebrook Hide is on the spit between the lakes and has wheelchair access. The Blackwater Valley
Path runs beside the
river along the south of the Reserve. A bridge crosses the river 100m to the east of the path from the car park
and leads to Yateley. A bridleway runs in parallel with the path
from the car park to the river bridge. The path from
the river bridge to Mill Lane is part of the
Three Castles
Path, a ramblers route running between Windsor and Winchester. The
hide at Grove Lake is situated on the south-east corner and can be accessed by
the footpath from either car park, being closer to the Mill Lane entrance.
The wildlife on the
Reserve has been recorded and monitored by the Moor Green Lakes Group since
1993. Nationally rare plants are present on the Reserve and the site is of local importance for wintering wildfowl. Tern
Island on Colebrook Lake North holds one of Britain's largest inland nesting
colonies of Common Terns and Black-headed Gulls.
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Latest News
The
July Bird Summary has been added.
2 August 2008
The January 2008 and the "hot off the press"
July 2008 News Letters have been added to the
News Archive.
In the next few weeks Members should receive their July News Letter with
their 2007 Annual Report and renewal application.
23 July 2008
The
June Bird Summary has been added.
30 June 2008
At last night's Wokingham Borough Council
Planning Committee, the Cemex application to extract gravel from the
Fleethill Farm site (west of Longwater Road), was unanimously approved. This
will ultimately form a further extension of the Moor Green Lakes Nature
Reserve.
26 June
2008
A Work party has been arranged for Tuesday the
8th July to clear the bridleway and also clear Himalayan Balsam from along
the river.
26 June
2008
On 9th
June 2008 a viewing screen was erected on the west side of Colebrook Lake
South. Materials and construction were generously provided by staff of SC
Johnson as a "Community Day".

26 June
2008
Weather information is critical to wildlife
and visitors at Moor Green Lakes. I have recently become aware of
Sandhurst Weather, an
amateur operated weather service based 2km
east of Moor Green Lakes providing forecasts, minute by minute and historic
weather information.
22 June
2008
Access to information in the
Annual Reports
has been improved by providing links from each section to related sections.
See the Annual Reports page for more information about linking.
13 June
2008
During the work party on the 27th May the
paths have been tidied and the car park hedge has been cut back to improve
visibility and deter car thieves. I am not aware of any break-ins since 10th
April, but sensible precautions should be taken by ensuring valuables are
not left in vehicles.
5 June
2008
The
May Bird Summary has been added
1 June
2008
The
April Bird Summary has been added
30 April
2008
If you spot any faults or
mistakes or have any comments or suggestions on this website, then please let me know at:
webmaster@mglg.org.uk
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