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Weymouth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Radipole lake, an RSPB Nature Reserve and mouth of the River Wey is an important habitat for birds and fish. The town centre is right next to Radipole Lake and Weymouth Beach, which appeals to the many thousands of tourists that flock here. The town is acknowledged as being amongst the first ever tourist destinations, after King George III made Weymouth his summer holiday residence on fourteen occasions between 1789 and 1805, sparking a trend of sea bathing and health tourism. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weymouth   (1330 words)

Radipole Lake - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Radipole Lake Radipole Lake is a lake on the River Wey in the English coastal town of Weymouth, Dorset. Radipole Lake - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Radipole Lake. The list of the Radipole Lake Authors is www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Radipole-Lake.html   (127 words)

RSPB Radipole Lake Reserve - Water birds & Migratory species in Weymouth, Dorset, South Coast Radipole Lake, an RSPB reserve of national repute, is found in the centre of the seaside town of Weymouth. Radipole Lake reserve is without doubt worth a visit at any time of the year and who knows you may come across a more unusual species on your visit. The Radipole Lake Visitor Centre is an ideal starting point for any visitor to the reserve and other bird-watching venues in the area. www.weymouth.gov.uk /main.asp?svid=4&svaid=182&svapid=398   (663 words)

Weymouth,Dorset,England - Radipole Parish & Village history, Radipole Lake The Manor of Radipole having been part of the holdings of the Abbot of Cerne at Domesday, was in the 31st year of the reign of Henry VIII, granted to Humphrey Watkins. The location of Radipole village at the top end of Radipole Lake can be seen on the 1841 tithe apportionment map. Once known as the Backwater, Radipole Lake flows almost parallel to the beach behind the town. www.weymouth.here-on-the.net /radipole.html   (968 words)

Radipole, Dorset, England Radipole, a port long before Weymouth, for centuries tried to hide behind the reeds and rushes of the lake. Weymouth harbour, beyond the Westham bridge, is known as Radipole Lake. Amongst the sons of Radipole were Verney Lovatt Cameron who, in 1870, volunteered to find Livingstone - Stanley beat him to it; and Henry Downton, who wrote the hymn Lord her watch thy Church is keeping. www.thedorsetpage.com /locations/place/R010.htm   (192 words)

Radipole Lake - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Radipole Lake - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Reed cutting at Radipole Lake, RSPB reserve - Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com, Ref: 6070500_00007_002) Home > Reserves > A to Z of Reserves > R > Radipole Lake www.rspb.org.uk /reserves/guide/r/radipolelake   (218 words)

DorsetLife On-Line Magazine Radipole Lake’s position within the centre of Weymouth provides an interesting juxtaposition against a backdrop of urban life. The freshwater lagoons of Radipole Lake and Lodmoor are home to teal, shelduck, gadwall, pochard (6), tufted duck and goldeneye along with both great crested grebe (7) and little grebe. The unmistakable call of the Cetti’s warbler is a familiar sound amongst the reedbeds at Radipole Lake and Lodmoor. www.dorsetlife.co.uk /articles/ArticlesDetail.asp?ID=408   (1629 words)

west country gardens - wildlife locations Radipole Lake has stretches of open water but Chaffeys Lake is almost entirely marsh and scrub. Both lakes are RSPB nature reserves and have a very varied population of birds. The reserves are by Weymouth town and there is a RSPB information building and shop by the lake and main car park, indicating which birds have been seen most recently. www.westcountrygardens.com /wildmenu.htm   (304 words)

Weymouth,Dorset,England - Radipole & Radipole Tithe Map The X on the map is a plot bounded on the West by Radipole Lake and on the East by the Dorchester Road Including parts now known as Weymouth: on the East of Radipole Lake (the backwater) the Dorchester Road going North from Weymouth Seafront at Greenhill and the part on the North West bank of Radipole Lake (the backwater) now known as Southill. The present day railway station and the first part of the line North from Weymouth, as well as the buildings, the park (in Radipole Park Drive) and some houses are all built on the reclaimed land. www.weymouth.here-on-the.net /tithe-map.html   (247 words)

The Parish of Radipole To the south of the village is Radipole lake. Radipole is on the River Wey, about 1½ miles from Weymouth. During certain periods, as a result of the same clergyman being responsible for both parishes, some Radipole entries have been recorded in the register for Melcombe Regis. www.dorset-opc.com /Radipole.htm   (472 words)

Water level management, flooding, Radipole Lake, Westham Bridge, SSI, RSPB Radipole Lake was originally a tidal estuary, but as a result of the construction of Westham Bridge in 1921 it became a freshwater lake and reedbeds developed. Radipole Lake is a SSSI owned by WPBC and leased to the RSPB for management as a nature reserve. The aim of this Plan is to provide a means by which flood defence, recreation and nature conservation and other interests relating to Radipole lake can be balanced and integrated. www.weymouth.gov.uk /main.asp?svid=137&svaid=487&svapid=2243   (263 words)

Wanderings in Wessex - An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Edric Holmes eBook by BookRags Radipole Lake is the name given to the large sheet of water at the back of Melcombe, formed by the mouth of the Wey before it becomes Weymouth Harbour. Radipole is spoilt by an ugly railway bridge and some sidings belonging to the joint railways that lie along the eastern bank for some distance. The water is enlivened by a large colony of swans and also in the summer by boating parties, who prefer the quietude of the pool to the possible discomforts of the bay. www.bookrags.com /ebooks/11410/64.html   (488 words)

Pictures- Radipole Lake, Weymouth, Dorset Radipole before ships just grew too large to reach it. The lake is a designated nature reserve with emphasis on birds who visit the area. Many birds visit the reserve including swans which you can see in the Swannery area of the lake. www.weymouth-pictures.co.uk /dor/wey/rla/pic_radipolelake.htm   (51 words)

Dorset Otter Group - Newsletter 13 Both areas have had odd records, an otter was seen on Radipole lake last year, one was on Brownsea two years ago but not now. The exceptions to these are the River Piddle (48.32% of sites were positive) and the River Wey and Fleet which had one positive record last year for Radipole Lake. Other possibilities (but quite hard to survey) would be the wetlands and lakes on Brownsea, Littlesea and reedbed areas (very difficult to survey). www.littleowl.org.uk /dog/newsletter/newsletter13/newsletter13-2.html   (719 words)

Anglers fear for future of sport at lake - This Is Dorset The anglers are rallying opposition to the plan after the RSPB offered to take on management of fishing in Radipole Lake as it negotiates to renew its lease with the council to run a bird reserve there. Anglers are prepared to take on management of angling at the lake by issuing and checking permits, clearing up litter, building fishing platforms and acting as unpaid bailiffs to monitor the lake in their own time. Up to 100 anglers have united behind a Save Our Lake campaign and are set to attend a meeting of the council's community regeneration and culture committee tonight when the issue will be debated. archive.thisisdorset.net /2004/09/22/63098.html   (601 words)

Radipole Lake - Dorset For You The reedbeds at Radipole are the largest in the South West. Description - The Lake was formed after continual bridging and landing stage activity from the Roman times until present, and stretches up the River Wey for 1.5 miles. It comprises four main habitat types, including wet meadows, lakes, pools and reedbeds. www.dorsetforyou.com /index.jsp?articleid=16331   (251 words)

Oaklands Guest House; Bird Watching around Weymouth; Radipole and Lodmoor RSPB Reserves Radipole Lake nature reserve is located in the centre of Weymouth less than 10 minutes walk from our BandB and is considered to be one of the most important areas for migrating birds on the whole of the south coast of England. The reedbeds at Radipole Lake are now home to many rare birds, including Cetti's warblers, bearded tits and bitterns. It was declared a bird sanctuary in 1929 and has been managed by the RSPB since 1976. www.oaklands-guesthouse.co.uk /birds.html   (356 words)

Sept 2002 Radipole and Lodmoor are already potential Special Protection Areas under EU legislation, principally for the Bittern and Aquatic Warbler interest, and this work, which will be carried out over the next four years, is intended to improve the habitat still further by creating open pools and rejuvenating the reedbed at the top of the reserve. Radipole played host to the first Retail Conference of the year, which was held at a local hotel. The work at Radipole and Lodmoor is part of a larger RSPB project which, across England as a whole, involves 19 RSPB reserves and has a total expected cost of over £4 million. www.southdorset-rspb.org.uk /sept_2002.htm   (8036 words)

Sept 2001 Nick Tomlinson, the Radipole Lake Centre Manager, is willing to order goods for us, as and when required, to be picked up from there, and returned. Their arrival of the Lake District pair has been hailed as the start of an exciting new chapter in the story of the amazing success story of the return of the osprey as a breeding bird in the UK. Wildlife experts climbed to the nest last week to check on the progress of the osprey nest, which is located near Bassenthwaite Lake in the Lake District. www.southdorset-rspb.org.uk /sept_2001.htm   (6886 words)

Anglers to get a say on future of fishing at lake - This Is Dorset He welcomed suggestions by anglers that they become involved by becoming bailiffs to police the lake and to form a Radipole Lake angling club. ANGLERS have won new talks on a proposed shake-up of fishing rules at Radipole Lake after they packed a meeting in Weymouth. The agreement for talks came as the RSPB proposed that it take on management of fishing rights at the lake under the renewal of its 35- year lease with the council to manage the nature reserve there. archive.thisisdorset.net /2004/09/23/63061.html   (589 words)

Dorset Otter Group This photo was taken of otter prints in soft mud at Radipole Lake in February 2003. www.littleowl.org.uk /dog/articles/radipole.html   (16 words)

Reedbeds - Dorset Radipole Lake and Lodmoor are part of successful Bittern LIFE Bid. WLMP completed for Radipole Lake and in preparation for Lodmoor. Most reedbeds in the county are covered by statutory designation, including Abbotsbury, Christchurch Harbour, Lodmoor, Poole Harbour, Radipole and West Bexington. www.swbiodiversity.org.uk /Habitats/Reeds/Reeds_dorset.htm   (305 words)

United Kingdom 1998 Radipole is also the home of the year-round resident Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti), which we did manage to get a brief glimpse of, skulking low down in the reeds. It incorporates the largest remaining reedbed in NW England, with shallow lakes and fringing sedge and woodland. Haweswater is a reservoir for the city of Manchester, and is located on the eastern side of the Lake District. www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/UKHB98.html   (3414 words)

Oaklands B&B; Events in and around Weymouth Dorset UK, 2004 - 2005 Radipole Lake's Creatures of the Night, Radipole Lake RSPB Reserve, Weymouth. Radipole Lake Wildlife Walk, Radipole Lake RSPB Reserve, Weymouth. Weymouth International Maritime Modelling Festival, Radipole Lake, Pavilion Theatre and Pleasure Pier, Weymouth. www.oaklands-guesthouse.co.uk /events_in_weymouth.html   (2214 words)

River Wey, Dorset The river is important for wildlife and Radipole Lake is a National Nature Reserve run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Most of the river's course is in the Weymouth built-up area, running through the suburb Upwey, through Radipole Lake and into Weymouth harbour. The river springs from the South Dorset Downs, a ridge of chalk hills that separate Weymouth from Dorchester. www.worldhistory.com /wiki/R/River-Wey,-Dorset.htm   (156 words)

News Archive- Model Boats The course raced varies with the wind and lake but preferably is 'M' shaped with five buoys and a start/finish line. At the moment (late December) the Elmbridge Lake is full to overflowing and wellies are needed to get out of the car. The Staysail, Bowsprit and Coastal barges are 1:24 scale and the Little1uns are HFM size (or under 30ins long). www.modelboats.co.uk /pages/archive.cgi?file=news20010212mb.csv&story=0   (592 words)

Salfords Light Railway ROBIN HOOD is known to have once taken a nose-dive into Radipole Lake when it ran off the turntable. In 1947 a 10¼" railway was opened at the Westham Car Park on the western side of Radipole Lake, Weymouth. The line was unusual in that if ran underneath the Great Western Railway where the latter crossed Radipole Lake. www.worldrailfans.org /GardenRailway/MiniatureRailwaysOfMyYouth.shtml   (693 words)

Disabled Birders Association You can reach Weymouth by train (Radipole RSPB reserve is only a 5 minute walk away!) Buses go to Radipole, Portland (the Bill only in season) and the village of Abbotsbury (daily in season). Contact: RSPB Radipole Lake Nature Reserve, The Swannery Car Park, Weymouth, Dorset,DT4 7TZ - Tel: 01305 778313. (Orange/Blue badge holders free), you can get a weekly ticket, and you can get a discounted ticket when visiting Radipole from the RSPB visitor centre. www.disabledbirdersassociation.co.uk /reserves/southwest_radipole.htm   (852 words)

Lets Go There - Hotels, Guest Houses, Museums, Zoos and so much more... Could not add Radipole Lake to your Brochure because you are not logged in. www.letsgothere.co.uk /lgtnet/attraction/0017992-fav.aspx   (56 words)

The Maggotdrowner's Forum - Dorset venues Posted - 22 July 2003 : 01:00:44 AM i havnt been to weymouth for a few years but you can fish radipole lake its only 5mins walk from the seafront. My mate thinks you can fish Radipole Lake in the centre of Weymouth bu I'm not sure. the other one is down one of the roads near the station that run parralel to the lake. www.maggotdrowning.com /forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=7375   (323 words)

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