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Glenquey Reservoir

63 ha

📷 William Starkey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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56.20470, -3.64767

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Tree Pipit +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Tree Pipit +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Cantharis pellucida, Leuctra fusca, Aphrophora alni +7 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Cantharis pellucida, Leuctra fusca, Aphrophora alni +7 more · last seen 2021

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Spignel, Eyebright, Cranberry +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Spignel, Eyebright, Cranberry +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Devon WayCycling route

Named routeRef 767National Cycle Network

The Devon WayCycling route

Named route

N/ACycling route190 m

Named routeLength 190 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

N/ACycling route98 m

Named routeLength 98 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route36 m

Named routeLength 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route66 m

Named routeLength 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,651 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,651 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

springsummer

2025

Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Tree Pipit · Carrion Crow · Robin +75

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SiskinSpinus spinus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WhitethroatCurruca communis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
CuckooCuculus canorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RavenCorvus corax
JayGarrulus glandarius
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
JackdawColoeus monedula
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TealAnas crecca
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
DipperCinclus cinclus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2022
Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2018
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018

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Mammals6 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox · Hedgehog +1

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
MoleTalpa europaea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2018

🐸

Amphibians2 species

autumn

2023

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2022

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2021

Cantharis pellucida · Leuctra fusca · Aphrophora alni · Small Heath · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +3

Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2019
Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2019
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2019
Red ChestnutCerastis rubricosa2019

🌿

Plants39 species

autumn

2024

Chickweed Wintergreen · Tormentil · Sweet Vernal-grass · Bilberry · Spignel +34

Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2022
TormentilPotentilla erecta2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019
SpignelMeum athamanticum
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2019
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2019
Bent GrassAgrostis2019
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2019
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019
Mat-grassNardus stricta2019
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2019
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2021
Mountain PansyViola lutea2021
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2019
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2019
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2019
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2019
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2019
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2019
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2019
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2019
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2019
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2019
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,651 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

springsummer

2025

Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Tree Pipit · Carrion Crow · Robin +75

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SiskinSpinus spinus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WhitethroatCurruca communis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
CuckooCuculus canorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RavenCorvus corax
JayGarrulus glandarius
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
JackdawColoeus monedula
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TealAnas crecca
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
DipperCinclus cinclus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2022
Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2018
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Red Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox · Hedgehog +1

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
MoleTalpa europaea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2018

🐸

Amphibians2 species

autumn

2023

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2022

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2021

Cantharis pellucida · Leuctra fusca · Aphrophora alni · Small Heath · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +3

Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
Leuctra fuscaLeuctra fusca
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2019
Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2019
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2019
Red ChestnutCerastis rubricosa2019

🌿

Plants39 species

autumn

2024

Chickweed Wintergreen · Tormentil · Sweet Vernal-grass · Bilberry · Spignel +34

Chickweed WintergreenLysimachia europaea2022
TormentilPotentilla erecta2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019
SpignelMeum athamanticum
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2019
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2019
Bent GrassAgrostis2019
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum2019
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019
Mat-grassNardus stricta2019
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2019
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2021
Mountain PansyViola lutea2021
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2019
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2019
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2019
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2019
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2019
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2019
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2019
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2019
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2019
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2019
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2019
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2019
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 William Starkey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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