Nick1976 said:
Have just 'discovered' this nature reserve on google, and wondered what its like for bird-watching?
This is a newish Wiltshire Wildlife reserve, we go there about once a month.
There are three lakes, each overlooked by at least one hide. There's usually a reasonable selection of birds around, and is one of the most reliable sites I know for seeing Kingfishers. There's not often a rarity there, but a Bittern has wintered, you get a good selection of spring migrants as well.
There's plenty of parking spaces, and there are toilets on site, all very civilised. It does tend to attract families, so noisy kids in the hides can be annoying.
A better birding site relatively nearby is the Blashford Lakes complex between Fordingbridge and Ringwood. The hides are nowhere nearly as good as at Langford, but the birding is much, much better. The comment about kids also applies at Blashford!
