Editing Lechlade (section)

==Geography==
The geology of the area consists of [[Alluvium]], [[Oxford Clay]] and River Gravels.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Riverside Marina |date=28 October 2013 |url=http://legacy-reports.cotswoldarchaeology.co.uk/content/uploads/2014/07/0944-The-Riverside-Marina-Lechlade-WB001242-1-illustration.pdf |publisher=Cotswold Archaeology |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> The land is generally fairly flat and low lying.<ref name=landscapecharacter>{{cite web |title=The Character Types and Areas of the Cotswold Water Park |url=http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/5.3-river-basin-clay-vale.pdf |publisher=Wiltshire Council |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> It is surrounded by lakes created from disused gravel extraction sites, forming parts of the [[Cotswold Water Park]] and several have now been designated as [[Sites of Special Scientific Interest]] and [[nature reserve]]s.<ref name=landscapecharacter/> The Edward Richardson & Phyllis Amey nature reserve consists of marsh and reedbeds which attract [[dragonflies]] and birds such as [[grey heron]] and [[great crested grebe]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Edward Richardson & Phyllis Amey |url=https://www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/nature-reserves/edward-richardson-phyllis-amey |publisher=Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> At Roundhouse Lake common visitors are [[Eurasian wigeon]], [[red-crested pochard]], [[common goldeneye]], [[common pochard]] and [[tufted duck]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Roundhouse Lake |url=https://www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/nature-reserves/roundhouse-lake |publisher=Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref>