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Colony Reservoir

1 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Hoof Fungus, Common Orange Lichen +52 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust, Hoof Fungus, Common Orange Lichen +52 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Bramble, Wood-sorrel +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Willow Warbler, Wren, Chiffchaff +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Willow Warbler, Wren, Chiffchaff +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Holly Leaf Gall Fly, Green Hairstreak, Marble Gall Causer +220 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Holly Leaf Gall Fly, Green Hairstreak, Marble Gall Causer +220 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Holly, Rowan +101 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Foxglove, Holly, Rowan +101 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The "Bomb Rocks", Charnwood Lodge Nature Reserve

The "Bomb Rocks", Charnwood Lodge Nature Reserve

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