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Burrator Reservoir

199 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

AncientBirdsBluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome199 ha

Getting here

50.49903, -4.03613

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Mallard
  • 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

12 activities

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Cormorant, Mallard, Robin +103 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Cormorant, Mallard, Robin +103 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Violet Oil-beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Drakes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DTRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route7 m
Named routeRef 27Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route43 m
Named routeRef 27Length 43 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Norsworthy Bridge to South Hessary Torbridleway · 946 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 946 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ruins of farm, Burrator Reservoir

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruins of farm, Burrator Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Walkham valley scouts fieldUrban park3.7 km→✦Eylesbarrow Tin Mine and associated remainsHistoric site4 km→💧Burrator ReservoirReservoir0 m→✦Narrator (ruins)Historic site1 km→✦Inscribed Boulder in riverHistoric site1.5 km→✦Two stamping mills 200m and 175m north of Norsworthy BridgeHistoric site1.5 km→