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Message: <blockquote data-quote="joespy" data-source="post: 2005495" data-attributes="member: 43390">Yesterday out looking in the Wetherby area for Waxwings I came across this man made lake at Ingmanthorpe.  Now I've known it was there, it can just be seen when travelling south down the A1 before the new services at Wetherby, but this is the first time I've seen it in full.Now what I'm curious about is, there's a sign on a locked gate (I've no problems with that) that says it's a Bird Sanctuary which to me raises 2 questions.1.  Sanctuary is a word that was more common 40/50 yrs ago, many of the now RSPB sites were called this, but has now been replaced with the word "reserve" and it seems strange, to me, that a new area should use it.  The word now is used mainly in the context of centres where sick/injured birds/animals are nursed back to good health.  So why that choice...?2.  It's man made and obviously an area for birds, as the name suggests, so I wondered why the opportunity wasn't taken at it's "birth" to make it more bird friendly i.e. less like a reservoir, it has steep sides and with more shallow areas for reed and shrub growth.:h?:3.  Finally who owns it ...?Just a couple of thoughts, hope someone can offer answers...?   Cheers Joe</blockquote>