Part of the gravel pits left over after motorway building, the complex of open water consists of

 Wraysbury in the south,

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 Horton in the north 

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and a few sailing pits between. In winter the they are covered with wild fowl - the stars being smew and goosander but you can look forward to guest appearances of scaup and the odd diver.

Wraysbury/Horton GPs


On Wraysbury village pit - found January 22nd 2005

Jack snipe

Scaup

December 2002

Red-necked grebe

Mar 13th 04

       Jack snipe         Dec 2002

Gropper

Mid-April '02

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