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Cantref Reservoir

51 ha

📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome51 ha

Getting here

51.83214, -3.46125

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿Foraging 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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cantharis pellucida, Meliscaeva cinctella, Sericomyia silentis +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Cantharis pellucida, Meliscaeva cinctella, Sericomyia silentis +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Barren Strawberry, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Spiral Extinguisher-moss +135 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Barren Strawberry, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Spiral Extinguisher-moss +135 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Barren Strawberry, Common Hemp-nettle, Great Scented Liverwort +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pen y Fan and Corn Du Circular Walk, East WalesWalking route6.4 km

A strenuous, circular mountain walk on well-made footpaths to the summit of Pen y Fan and Corn Du in the Brecon Beacons. If weather permits, you can enjoy views of the town of Brecon and on a good day, the summit of Cadair Idris.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Upper Tarell Valley Walk, East WalesWalking route8 km

Follow a glaciated valley down the 18th-century main road from the Midlands to Cardiff. This circular follows the Taff trail & has views of the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) with the cliffs of Craig Cerrig-Gleisiad National Nature Reserve.

Named routeLength 8 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Beacons WayWalking route152 km
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
South Wales TraverseWalking route

challenge route. not waymarked

Named route
Taff TrailWalking route88 km
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 8Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route962 m
Named routeRef 8Length 962 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cantref reservoir, Brecon Beacons

📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cantref reservoir, Brecon Beacons

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Nearby places

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💧Llwyn-onn ReservoirReservoir4.1 km→💧Llwyn-onn ReservoirReservoir4.1 km→🌱Forest Holidays Garwnant, Brecon BeaconsUrban park1.9 km→🪦Nant Ddu CemeteryCemetery1.4 km→💧Beacons ReservoirReservoir2.8 km→💧Beacons ReservoirReservoir2.8 km→

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