Season tickets or casual use 'lake passes' can be purchased and the centre also offers day group activities such as for birthday parties.

Paths

A bridleway runs along the northern boundary and there is a path around the lake that offers views of the site and the surrounding countryside.

Wildlife

Site surveys in recent years have confirmed that the site is home to a wide variety of birds, including winter visitors and breeding birds. There are a range of habitats at Horseshoe Lake including:

• · open water
• · marginal shallows
• · shingle
• · bare ground
• · rough grassland
• · patches of developing scrub
• This combination of habitats supports a variety of invertebrates including grasshoppers and crickets and a number of different species of dragonflies and butterflies.

For further information

• · Telephone: 01252 871808. Fax: 01252 860706
• · Website: Horseshoe Lake Activity Centre

[Hampshire]