Getting here
50.63070, -3.69001
Best for
7 activitiesPicnic day out
Free95%picnic area, toilets, car park; Reservoir — waterside day out
Family friendly
Free78%toilets, picnic area
Waterside walks
Varies75%parking, toilets; Reservoir — waterside public access
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Wildlife
Free70%Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Easy access
Varies67%parking, toilets
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
26
6 named nearby · 20 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
11
11 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
3
3 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Templer Way · Walking0
Dartmoor Way · Walking0
Yarner Wood Nature Trail · Walking0
Dunsford to Moretonhampstead Trail · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Byway · byway open to all traffic
About this reservoir
Trenchford Reservoir is a reservoir covering 50 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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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
Facilities
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Parking
1 nearby · Paid · 238m
🧺
Picnic spot
2 · 217m away
🚻
Toilets
244m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Nearby places
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