Moor Green Lakes Group
Reserve car park and closing time
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Autumn mist over Colebrook Lake (Copyright © 2023 Peter Craig)
Car Park closes at 4pm
Check the Blackwater River to get an idea when the paths maybe flooded.
At Eversley Bridge
(external site) this occurs when the level is around 0.85 to 0.9m. Or at Blackwater Bridge when
the
level reaches 1.95 to 2m.
Notice - Work Parties resume 9th September 2025 - more info
Group visits
If you are planning a group visit, as a courtesy, please check with us first to make sure you visit goes without a hitch. Also, it
may be
possible to arrange a guide for your visit. Click here for more info
Aims
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:
- To improve the Reserve for wildlife
- Record and monitor that wildlife
- Enhance the facilities of the Reserve for members of the Moor Green Lakes Group and other
visitors
Health and Safety issues on the Reserve.
If visitors identify any Health and Safety issues on the Reserve, then please report them to the
Site Liaison Officer
Latest Newsletter - November 2025
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Latest Annual Report - 2024
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Volunteer work on the reserve
Sunday 14th September 2025 - Mostly working in front of Grove hide
Group visits
If you are planning a group visit, as a courtesy, please check with us first to make sure you visit goes without a hitch. Also, it may be possible to arrange a guide for your visit. Click here for more info
Aims
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:
- To improve the Reserve for wildlife
- Record and monitor that wildlife
- Enhance the facilities of the Reserve for members of the Moor Green Lakes Group and other visitors
Health and Safety issues on the Reserve.
If visitors identify any Health and Safety issues on the Reserve, then please report them to the Site Liaison Officer
Latest Newsletter - November 2025
Click image to open latest. Old issues available here.
Latest Annual Report - 2024
Click image to open latest. Old issues available here.
The new season started with our annual task of clearing the reeds in front of Grove hide using hedge trimmers for the cutting, something we started doing just a couple of years ago to speed up the process. The cut reed is then cleared manually by the volunteers.
Shortly after lunch the day was cut short by the incoming rain but not before the view from Grove Lake viewing screen was cleared by Peter and Roy.
By the time we left there was an excellent view from the hide, the nearby stream was flowing freely and a few willows to the right of the hide had been removed.
Grove hide after the clearance. ©2025 MGLG
Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Working near the birdfeeder paddock
A multitude of different tasks were completed by the BVCP work party.
The paddock was hay cut after some problems with the mower were sorted. Reeds were cleared from in front of Colebrook Hide and the pontoon was weeded.
Some work was also carried out on Long Island. Paths cut through the bracken and bramble and an area cleared in preparation for a bonfire planned for later in the month when scouts were expected.
Reed clearance infront of Colebrook hide. ©2025 MGLG
Sunday 12th October 2025 - Working on Long Island and Tern Island
Long Island had not been visited for a few years so there was no shortage of shoreline trees to clear. A large team tackled these and very quickly made an impact. The brash was either stacked in the stream that runs through Long Island to provide access bridges or used to create a dead hedge alongside the stream. Further bramble was cleared and a large scrape, visible from the hide, was exposed. In addition, a small team were taken to Tern Island to clear the vegetation – a fairly quick job these days as they were back before lunchtime.
Clearing the shoreline on Long Island. ©2025 MGLG
Tuesday 14th October 2025 - Working on Long Island
A large BVCP team continued the work started on the Sunday working along the North shoreline. Some volunteers moved further along the island to expose a very overgrown scrape. Rangers, Matt and Sara, moved in during the lunch break to cut down trees ready for clearing. Stumps were treated to discourage re-growth. More work was also carried out on the scrape near the hide.
The North shoreline of Long Island before the clearance. ©2025 MGLG
The North shoreline of Long Island after the clearance. ©2025 MGLG
Sunday 16th October 2025 - Local scouts get stuck in
Rangers Stuart Croft and Sara Green led a specially organised extra work party initiated by a request from local scouts. A group of scouts together with some regular Moor Green/BVCP volunteers continued the work on Long Island by clearing over 100m of the South shore. The mountains of brash were then burnt on an enormous bonfire. During lunch, some scouts (and adults) enjoyed a few toasted marshmallows. The weather was good so the scouts, their leaders and the volunteers had a most enjoyable day.
Tony minding the bonfire. ©2025 MGLG
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