Fen Drayton Lakes

• About Fen Drayton Lakes
• Star species
• Seasonal highlights
• Events
• How to get here
• Accessibility
• Our work here

This complex of lakes and traditional riverside meadows next to the River Great Ouse used to be gravel workings. It is a fantastic place to explore and watch birds with huge numbers of ducks, swans and geese on the lakes in winter. In summer, terns, hobbies and a variety of dragonflies are regularly seen. Otters also live here, but are rarely seen.

Opening times

Open at all times.

Entrance charges

None, though donations to help us continue our work here are appreciated.

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Latest news

Birds and bangs

Remember remember your garden wildlife when bonfire building this year, says the RSPB. As you gather your logs and leaves, give careful consideration to where you pile them as you could give garden birds and other wildlife a nasty surprise. The wildlife charity is asking Guy Fawke’s night revellers to make sure their bonfires aren’t sited too close trees, shrubs, or nest boxes.

New figures reveal biggest threats to rivers in England and Wales

Over use of fertilisers, demand for drinking water and poor town planning are putting our river wildlife in danger, new figures reveal.

Golf courses can help save threatened birds, says new handbook.

Golf courses have a role to play in providing sanctuaries for threatened birds and other wildlife, according to the RSPB and golf’s governing body, the R&A.

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