Coln Park Lake 1 - The Car Park Traditional Cache
Coln Park Lake 1 - The Car Park
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Coln Park Lake - The Car Park
Coln Park Lake is one of a series of lakes in The Cotswold Water Park. At this particular lake you can find Bowmoor Sailing club which during the spring and summer months is the home for our Scout and Explorer sections. The caches are placed as part of the 1st Swindon Sea Scout annual Fun Day which will include the Beaver and Cub sections taking part in sailing and other land based activities including geocaching. We hope you enjoy our caches.
A series of 6 caches makes for a pleasant walk around the lake which will take about 1 hour. Perfect for families and walking the dog. Parking for several cars is at number 1 - The Car Park. The caches are placed with kind permission from the lake owners and Bowmoor Sailing Club and are located on the footpath which is open to the public which circumnavigates the lake. Obviously take care and observe the warning signs about deep water. There is no need to cross any barb wire fences and the caches are all on or close to the path. History - The Cotswold Water Park is the United Kingdom's largest marl lake system. The lakes were created over the last 50 years by extraction of glacial Jurassic limestone gravel,which had eroded from the Cotswold Hills, and these filled naturally after working ceased in the early 1970s. It is not a water fun park, as the name might suggest. It is a significant area for wildlife and particularly for wintering and breeding birds. The local Wildlife Trusts (Gloucestershire and Wiltshire) are involved in partnership with the Cotswold Water Park Trust in working with local communities and organisations in the area. The Cotswold Water Park Trust is an environmental charity working to improve all 40 square miles of the Cotswold Water Park for people and wildlife. The lake area is very varied and encompasses a wide variety of recreational activities including sailing and fishing. There are 147 numbered lakes. The area has about: 40 square miles (100 km2) of countryside; 40 different lake owners; 74 fishing lakes; 10 lakes with SSSI status; 150 kilometres (93 miles) of pathways, bridleways and cycleways; 6,000 years history of habitation, with clear evidence of this; 20,000 residents.
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