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Banbury Reservoir

48 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome48 ha

Getting here

51.60470, -0.03492

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Moorhen +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Moorhen +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Dock Bug +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Dock Bug +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Clapton StationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Stoke Newington stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

144 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Roding Valley WayCycling route

Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Cycleway 1Cycling route

Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route

LCN 54Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 54Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cycleway 26Cycling route

Named routeRef C26Regional cycle route

Route CCycling route

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

89,425 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

89,425 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winter

2026

Robin · Coot · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +52

RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

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Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Brown Rat

Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects4 species

winterspring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dock Bug · Syrphus ribesii

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

89,425 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winter

2026

Robin · Coot · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +52

RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Brown Rat

Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects4 species

winterspring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dock Bug · Syrphus ribesii

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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🌱Lloyd ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Lordship Recreation GroundUrban park3.8 km→🌱Springfield ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Leyton Jubilee ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Clendish MarshUrban park1.1 km→🌱Aveling FieldsUrban park1.4 km→

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