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Chapel Barn Reservoir

10 ha

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52.29933, 1.43395

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Campsite

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Reed Warbler +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Reed Warbler +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hornbeam, Lords-and-Ladies, Bulrush +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hornbeam, Lords-and-Ladies, Bulrush +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Bulrush, Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 42Cycling route

Named routeRef 42Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Heart of Suffolk RouteCycling route

Named routeRef HoSRRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route33 m

Named routeRef 1Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route21 m

Named routeRef 1Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Wildlife to spot

11,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

spring

2025

Reed Warbler · Blue Tit · Rook · Blackbird · Grey Heron +59

Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Common GullLarus canus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BuzzardButeo buteo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoosanderMergus merganser
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TealAnas crecca
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Barn OwlTyto alba
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Chinese Water Deer

Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Norfolk Aeshna · Four-spotted Chaser · Red-eyed Damselfly +10

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024

🌿

Plants18 species

springautumn

2025

Hornbeam · Himalayan Balsam · Red Campion · Wild Teasel · Bulrush +13

HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Red CampionSilene dioica
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
BulrushTypha latifolia
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis
Black BryonyTamus communis
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Garden LobeliaLobelia erinus
BeechFagus sylvatica
Rosy GarlicAllium roseum
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

spring

2025

Reed Warbler · Blue Tit · Rook · Blackbird · Grey Heron +59

Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Common GullLarus canus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BuzzardButeo buteo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoosanderMergus merganser
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TealAnas crecca
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Barn OwlTyto alba
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Chinese Water Deer

Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Norfolk Aeshna · Four-spotted Chaser · Red-eyed Damselfly +10

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024

🌿

Plants18 species

springautumn

2025

Hornbeam · Himalayan Balsam · Red Campion · Wild Teasel · Bulrush +13

HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Red CampionSilene dioica
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
BulrushTypha latifolia
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis
Black BryonyTamus communis
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Garden LobeliaLobelia erinus
BeechFagus sylvatica
Rosy GarlicAllium roseum
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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