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Dernford Reservoir

11 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Coot
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️carpark 133m away — 16 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Coot
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️carpark 133m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tufted Duck, Coot, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Coot, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Reservoir — waterside public access; parking

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Sweet Violet, Coltsfoot, Lesser Celandine +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sweet Violet, Coltsfoot, Lesser Celandine +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Moderate match

Reservoir — waterside day out

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 4 - Red Markers)Walking route6.4 km

A circular walk around Lark Rise Farm, alongside Bourn Brook and then through the village of Barton

Named routeLength 6.4 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route576 m

Named routeRef 11Length 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

42,659 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

42,659 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2026

Tufted Duck · Coot · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Little Grebe +54

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TealAnas crecca2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Rabbit · Roe Deer

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Sweet Violet · Coltsfoot

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Sweet VioletViola odorata
ColtsfootTussilago farfara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

42,659 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2026

Tufted Duck · Coot · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Little Grebe +54

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TealAnas crecca2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Rabbit · Roe Deer

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Sweet Violet · Coltsfoot

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Sweet VioletViola odorata
ColtsfootTussilago farfara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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