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Dungonnell Reservoir

88 ha

📷 Gareth Platt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome88 ha

Getting here

54.98981, -6.13090

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Cuckoo +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Cuckoo +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Carabus glabratus, Four-spotted Chaser, Northern Spinach +99 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Carabus glabratus, Four-spotted Chaser, Northern Spinach +99 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Deergrass, Cross-leaved Heath, Heather +161 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Deergrass, Cross-leaved Heath, Heather +161 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Crowberry agg., Two-horned Pincerwort

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moyle WayWalking route32 km

Waterfoot to Ballycastle

Named routeLength 32 kmRegional walking route
Dungonnell WayWalking route15.5 km
Named routeLength 15.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Waterfall TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Viewpoint TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Inver TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

D1917 : Dungonnell Reservoir

📷 Gareth Platt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

D1917 : Dungonnell Reservoir

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