Grwyne Fawr Reservoir
46 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome46 ha
Getting here
51.97071, -3.12260
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Wren
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Wren
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wren, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2024; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wren, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2024; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Chalk Comb-moss +191 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bilberry Bumblebee, Common Hawker, Large Red Damselfly +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Beacons WayWalking route152 km▾
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
Black Mountains Fell RaceWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
South Wales TraverseWalking route▾
challenge route. not waymarked
Named route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10.9 km▾
Named routeRef 42Length 10.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeLength 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.7 km▾
Named routeRef 42Length 6.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeLength 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
2,334 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,334 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2024▾
Meadow Pipit · Wren · Song Thrush · Willow Warbler · Robin +32
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Mole · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Bilberry Bumblebee · Green Tiger Beetle · Large Red Damselfly · Dor Beetle
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2024
🌿Plants92 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Notched Rustwort · Springy Turf-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Chalk Comb-moss · Greasewort +87
- Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
- GreasewortAneura pinguis
- Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,334 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2024▾
Meadow Pipit · Wren · Song Thrush · Willow Warbler · Robin +32
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Mole · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Bilberry Bumblebee · Green Tiger Beetle · Large Red Damselfly · Dor Beetle
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2024
🌿Plants92 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Notched Rustwort · Springy Turf-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Chalk Comb-moss · Greasewort +87
- Notched RustwortMarsupella emarginata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
- GreasewortAneura pinguis
- Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas