Views from Lax Hill
By climbing to the top of Lax Hill, visitors are able to gain views in all directions across the reserve as the following series of pictures shows
Looking
south-west across
Manton Bay towards the village of Manton
Looking
south-east towards the
Lyndon Visitor Centre and Gibbet Gorse.
Looking
due east along the
south arm of the reservoir. Normanton church is in the
distance.
Looking
north-east towards the
Hambleton peninsula. The Old Hall is on the far shore.
Looking
due-north. Brown's
Island and the Lagoons are in the foreground.
The white building on the skyline is Burley on the Hill.
Looking
north-west. The
Birdwatching Centre is visible on the banks of Lagoon 1.
Behind lies Egleton village and further off is Oakham, with Oakham
church spire showing against the sky.