Wildlife reserves · South West England
Maer Lake
In or near Maer.
Maer Lake — nature reserve in Cornwall, UK.
Humphrey Bolton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Maer Lake is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Managed by Cornwall Wildlife Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in Cornwall, UK". Coordinates: 50.8392°, -4.5464°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Maer Lake is a nature reserve adjacent to Bude, in Cornwall, England. It is a wetland meadow with open water, and is an important site for over-wintering birds.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The earliest mention of the lake is in 1284, as "La Mare", and in the post-medieval period it was an area of wet grazing shared by local farmers. In 1993 the site was jointly purchased by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust and the Cornwall Birdwatching and Preservation Society, and it is managed by the two organisations. The area of the site is 8.9 ha. It is a freshwater wetland, and a wetland meadow for grazing animals; it is an important as a passage site and as an over-wintering site for waders and wildfowl. A sluice was constructed so that there would be permanent shallow flooding of the site; 1 to may lie under water. The permanent shallow water has created a thick silt which is beneficial…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8392, -4.5464
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Bude-Stratton
- Postcode
- EX23 8PE
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cornwall
- Opening
- | website = {{url|https://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/maer-lake}}
- Official site
- www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q105148146 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Maer Lake (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Maer
Towns & cities · 0.3 km
Bude Holiday Park
Caravan parks · 0.6 km
Maer High Cliff Beach
Beaches · 0.7 km
First Cove
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Wrangle Point
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Maer Low Cliff beach
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Crooklets Beach
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Bude Leisure Centre
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Bude Tunnel
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Middle Beach
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Maer Lake?
- Maer Lake is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX23 8PE), in the parish of Bude-Stratton.
- What is Maer Lake?
- Maer Lake — nature reserve in Cornwall, UK.
- How do I get to Maer Lake?
- Drivers can use postcode EX23 8PE.
- Who owns Maer Lake?
- Maer Lake is owned by Cornwall Wildlife Trust and Cornwall Birdwatching and Preservation Society and operated by Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
- Is Maer Lake a protected site?
- Yes — Maer Lake is part of the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Maer Lake free to visit?
- Yes, Maer Lake is free to enter.
- How do I get to Maer Lake?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX23 8PE. It sits within the North Cornwall parliamentary constituency.
- Are dogs allowed at Maer Lake?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.