Guards Club Island

Guards Club Island
Guards Club Island (looking downstream) with the Guards Club Island Bridge and the Guards Club Park on the right
Waters	Thames
Geographical location	51 ° 31 ′  N , 0 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 51 ° 31 ′  N , 0 ° 42 ′  W

Guards Club Island , also called Bucks Ait , is an island in the Thames near Maidenhead , Berkshire . The island is connected to the mainland at Guards Club Park by a low cast iron and wood footbridge that prevents passage. The island gets its alternative name from the eel traps connected to a chain, in the place of which the bridge was built in 1865 to allow access to the Guards Club's boathouse, which no longer exists.

The island is part of the Guards Club Park, which is a public green space and conservation area ; access to the island is restricted between December and June as it is a nesting area for ducks .

See also

• List of islands in the Thames

Web links

• Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Parks Information - Guard Club Island at rbwm.gov.uk

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chris Cove-Smith: The River Thames Book. Imray Laurie Norie and Wilson, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire 2006, ISBN 0-85288-892-9 .