Plan your visit
DogsWildlifeWater
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome62 ha
Getting here
50.47335, -3.86736
Best for
5 activitiesDog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Wildlife
Good match
Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access
Varies
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Abbot's Way
Free
Picnic day out
Moderate match
Reservoir — waterside day out
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚶
vWalking
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
🚴Cycling
v8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
vCycling
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Forder LaneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route496 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 496 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴Horse riding
v9 public paths nearby
Public paths
🐴
vHorse riding
Abbots Waybridleway · 1.5 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
South Brent Bridleway 27bridleway · 246 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 246 mPath type: service
Dartmoor Waybridleway · 597 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 597 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Dean Prior Bridleway 8bridleway · 332 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 332 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
About this reservoir
Avon Dam Reservoir is a reservoir covering 62 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
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Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
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Photos
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby CoombeHistoric site3.9 km→✦Hut circles and two enclosures on Dean Moor, near River AvonHistoric site400 m→✦SettlementsHistoric site500 m→💧Avon Dam ReservoirReservoir0 m→✦Cairn west of Ball Gate, Corringdon BallHistoric site4.1 km→✦Ringleshutes tinworkHistoric site4.5 km→