Bromham Lake

It is owned and managed by Bedford Borough Council.

[1][2] The lake was formed when the site was used for the extraction of sand, gravel and limestone between 1969 and 1975, and an Iron Age house was found during the extraction.

In the 1980s the site was restored to become a nature reserve.

The lake is important for aquatic birds such as terns and coot, and plants such as water crowfoot and reedmace.

A wild flower meadow provides a habitat for butterflies.