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Drift Reservoir

86 ha

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome86 ha

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50.10838, -5.59018

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦118+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Grebe and Black-headed Gull
🌿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

🐦118+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Grebe and Black-headed Gull
🌿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

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4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Little Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +115 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Rhingia campestris, Broad-bodied Chaser, Green Shieldbug +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhingia campestris, Broad-bodied Chaser, Green Shieldbug +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

South West Coast Path (Section 24: Lamorna to Marazion)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

St Michael's WayWalking route20 km

A waymarked route from Lelant to St Michael's Mount

Named routeRef SMWLength 20 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

UK:National Cycle Network - west boundCycling route

Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network

UK:National Cycle Network - westCycling route

Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route59 m

Named routeRef 3Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route84 m

Named routeRef 3Length 84 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route105 m

Named routeRef 3Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

West Kernow Way Part 1Mountain bike route

Named route

West Kernow Way Part 2Mountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

29,696 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,696 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumnwinter

2025

Little Grebe · Magpie · Great Black-backed Gull · Wren · Black-headed Gull +55

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MagpiePica pica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Common GullLarus canus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ScaupAythya marila
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CootFulica atra
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TealAnas crecca
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
PochardAythya ferina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RookCorvus frugilegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MerlinFalco columbarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JayGarrulus glandarius
LapwingVanellus vanellus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GadwallMareca strepera
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,696 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumnwinter

2025

Little Grebe · Magpie · Great Black-backed Gull · Wren · Black-headed Gull +55

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MagpiePica pica
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Common GullLarus canus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ScaupAythya marila
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CootFulica atra
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TealAnas crecca
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
PochardAythya ferina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RookCorvus frugilegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MerlinFalco columbarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JayGarrulus glandarius
LapwingVanellus vanellus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GadwallMareca strepera
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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