Getting here
50.88439, -4.43790
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
19
19 public paths
Public access
About this reservoir
Upper Tamar Lake is a reservoir covering 144 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
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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
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→💧Lower Tamar LakeReservoir1.5 km→⛪Kilkhampton Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→✦Three bowl barrows 700m east of Taylor's CrossHistoric site1.9 km→✦Group of four round barrows E of BottaboroughHistoric site3.9 km→✦Bowl barrow 70m north east of KillarneyHistoric site4 km→