'You can hear it draining'

Walkers mystified by vanishing water at reservoir

- By ANDREW FORGRAVE Countryside and Tourism Editor [e-mail]

WALKERS hiking past a serene lake have been startled to see an alarming dip in its water levels. Some have reported hearing the sound of water “draining away” as if a plug had been pulled from beneath.

The former reservoir, on the hills high above Corwen, Denbighshire, is now listed as a “tourist attraction” However it still performs an important role, feeding a community-owned hydroelectric plant in the town centre opened in 2016 with its own purpose-built “waterfall”.

Located within Coed Pen y Pigyn, the small reservoir is a popular focal point for walkers taking advantage of the area’s excellent trails and vantage points. The oak woodland has animal sculptures and a Giant's Trail, along with a Gorsedd stone circle erected for the National Victory Eisteddfod in 1919.