Draycote Water
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Draycote Reservoir is a reservoir and country park near the village of Dunchurch in Warwickshire, England, owned and operated by Severn Trent Water. It supplies water to Rugby and is named after the nearby hamlet of Draycote.
It covers more than 600 acres (2.4 km²) and holds up to 5,000 million imperial gallons (23 million m³) of water.
Severn-Trent also manage an adjacent 20 acre (81,000 m²) country park. It is renowned as a site for Birdwatching and has a bird hide, with a feeding station sponsored by the West Midland Bird Club.
It is also popular with boaters, fishers, cyclists and walkers.
Draycote Water is on the A426 road at OS grid reference SP450690.
External links
- Draycote Birding (http://www.draycotebirding.co.uk/)
- Draycote Water Country Park (http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Web/Corporate/pages.nsf/Links/CAD5A61A6050C5F280256B7D004D1579)
- Draycote Water Sailing Club (http://www.draycotewater.co.uk/index.html)