World Wide Service

Malta & Gozo Landscape Photography by Derren Vella
Malta & Gozo Landscape Photography by Derren Vella
  • Home
  • About
    • Landscapes of Malta
    • Buy Vertical Prints
    • Buy Horizontal Prints
    • Buy Panorama Prints
    • Astrolandscape Collection
    • Prints of Malta & Gozo
    • Panoramas of Malta & Gozo
  • Contact us
    • FineArt Canvas Printing
    • FineArt Paper Printing
    • Lamination Variety Info
    • 10 best sunset locations
    • Chadwick Lakes
    • The Mushroom Rock - Gozo
    • 8 best Milkyway locations
    • Barn Owl Cave - Zurrieq
    • Ta'Marija Cave in Mgarr
    • Fomm ir-rih bay
    • Commercial Photography
    • Milky-way August 2020
    • Past workshop - 2019
    • Home
    • About
    • Landscapes of Malta
      • Landscapes of Malta
      • Buy Vertical Prints
      • Buy Horizontal Prints
      • Buy Panorama Prints
      • Astrolandscape Collection
      • Prints of Malta & Gozo
      • Panoramas of Malta & Gozo
    • Contact us
    • Blogs, Products & Reviews
      • FineArt Canvas Printing
      • FineArt Paper Printing
      • Lamination Variety Info
      • 10 best sunset locations
      • Chadwick Lakes
      • The Mushroom Rock - Gozo
      • 8 best Milkyway locations
      • Barn Owl Cave - Zurrieq
      • Ta'Marija Cave in Mgarr
      • Fomm ir-rih bay
      • Commercial Photography
    • Group workshops
      • Milky-way August 2020
      • Past workshop - 2019
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact us

Chadwick Lakes

Chadwick lakes (or Wied il-Qlejgha) are artificial fresh water lakes between Rabat and Mtarfa on the Western part of Malta. A dam was built by Mr. Osbert Chadwick in the late 1890s allowing fresh water to gather after winter rain. 

Apart from serving farmers in the area who irrigate their fields with it, collected rainwater serves as a habitat for different flora and fauna.

Although Chadwick Lakes are essentially a reservoir; water still gurgles downwards towards the valley in Mosta, giving an impression that it is actually a lake with streams especially after heavy rains in Winter.

Chadwick lakes provide a very beautiful backdrop for picnics and hikes, and indeed several people flock to the lakes on wintry Sunday afternoons and enjoy the picturesque atmosphere that the water provides, while children pass their time trying to catch the little frogs that populate the area. 

The best time to visit these lakes are sunny days of Winter and Spring as the streams tend to dry out during the hot summer season.

Find out more

Photo Gallery

 

There are so many interesting things to see in my website, 

you can read a blog about my favourite sunset locations or maybe 

photographing and locating the Milkyway .

So, take your time, look around, and learn all there is to know about me.

I hope you enjoy my site and my Maltese Landscape Gallery ,and take a moment to drop me a line.

Contact me if you are interested in purchasing a print from my superb collection ''Landscapes of Malta and Gozo'' ,please specify which size and image you are interested in.  

  • About
  • Buy Vertical Prints
  • Buy Horizontal Prints
  • Buy Panorama Prints
  • Contact us

Derren Vella | Fine Art Photography Prints of Malta & Gozo

79707820