Getting here
52.10296, -2.61817
Best for
5 activitiesDog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Wildlife
Free70%Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Waterside walks
Varies68%Reservoir — waterside public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester)
Picnic day out
Free52%Reservoir — waterside day out
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
10
3 named nearby · 7 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
2
2 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester) · Walking0
Three Choirs Way (Withington to Stanford Bishop) · Walking0
Route 46 · Cycling0
National Byway (Herefordshire) · Cycling0
About this reservoir
Monkton Farm Irrigation Reservoir is a reservoir covering 6 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
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Moated siteHistoric site4.1 km→✦Churchyard cross in St Mary the Virgin's churchyardHistoric site4.6 km→✦Medieval settlement at Much Cowarne, immediately south east of Mill HouseHistoric site4.7 km→✦Moated site 60m south west of Old Court Farm, HemhillHistoric site4.7 km→⚽Withington FieldsPlaying field2.7 km→💧Monkton Farm Irrigation ReservoirReservoir0 m→