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💧 Reservoir

Ellerburn Pond

✦ Ancient woodland· Forestry England

📷 Doreen Laycock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.25299, -0.68610

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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Reservoir — waterside public access

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: Moors to Sea

Varies

Hiking

Moderate match

Named hiking route nearby: Dalby Beck Red Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pexton TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PextonLocal walking route
Dalby Beck Red TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef Red TrailLocal walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
Named route
Dalby Forest Back RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Dalby Forest Red RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Dalby Forest Green RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green
Dalby Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
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Horse riding

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5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Outgang Lanebridleway · 1.1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmPath type: track

About this reservoir

Ellerburn Pond is a reservoir managed by Forestry England within their forest estate. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character. Managed by Forestry England, the site is actively maintained for recreation and conservation.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Pexton Pond

📷 Doreen Laycock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pexton Pond

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦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
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Two prehistoric linear boundaries with associated features, 680m ESE and 880m NNE of Pexton Moor FarmHistoric site800 m→✦Scamridge Dikes: prehistoric linear boundaries and associated featuresHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Hilda's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→✦Part of a warrening enclosure 470m south east of High Rigg FarmHistoric site3.7 km→✦Three embanked pit alignments and segments of a linear boundary and a medieval hollow way, 300m west of Givendale Head FarmHistoric site4.2 km→✦Round barrow 250m north of Givendale Head FarmHistoric site4.7 km→