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Crowdy Reservoir

91 ha

📷 Barry · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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50.62247, -4.62254

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Lesser Black-backed Gull
🍄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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Lesser Black-backed Gull
🍄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

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Meadow Pipit +98 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Meadow Pipit +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Clavulinopsis · last seen 2024; Fungi — Clavulinopsis · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Chamomile, Devil's-bit Scabious, Bramble +3 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Chamomile, Devil's-bit Scabious, Bramble +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3.1 km

Named routeRef 3Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route870 m

Named routeRef 3Length 870 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route974 m

Named routeRef 3Length 974 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route941 m

Named routeRef 3Length 941 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.2 km

Named routeRef 3Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

21,461 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,461 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

autumn

2026

Ringed Plover · Wheatear · Starling · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Dunlin +65

Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Little StintCalidris minuta2025
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CootFulica atra
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

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Amphibians4 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
FrogRana

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Insects8 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +3

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
SyrphusSyrphus
Emerald Damselfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,461 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

autumn

2026

Ringed Plover · Wheatear · Starling · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Dunlin +65

Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Little StintCalidris minuta2025
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CootFulica atra
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
FrogRana

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +3

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
SyrphusSyrphus
Emerald Damselfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Barry · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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