Getting here
51.33377, -2.69668
Best for
4 activitiesDog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Wildlife
Free70%Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Waterside walks
Varies68%Reservoir — waterside public access
Picnic day out
Free52%Reservoir — waterside day out
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
30
7 named nearby · 23 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
9
9 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
1
1 public path
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Monarch's Way · Walking990 km
Samaritans Way South West · Walking166 km
West Mendip Way · Walking48 km
Route 3 · Cycling527.7 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Sutton Lane · restricted byway
Dark Lane · public footpath
Garston Lane · public footpath
About this reservoir
Blagdon Lake is a reservoir covering 535 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 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
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Charterhouse lead worksHistoric site4.1 km→✦World War II bombing decoy complex, anti-aircraft obstructions and Beacon Batch round barrow cemetery on Black DownHistoric site4.4 km→✦WWII bombing decoy complexHistoric site4.4 km→✦Roman settlement at Town FieldHistoric site3.6 km→✦Slight univallate hillfort and associated earthworks on Burrington HamHistoric site3.8 km→💧Blagdon LakeReservoir0 m→