High Maynard Reservoir 32 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 32 ha
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51.59016, -0.04599
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🛝 Playground 243m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🛝 Playground 243m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Coot +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Coot +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large Willow Aphid, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Gorse Weevil +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Willow Aphid, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Gorse Weevil +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Clapton Station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Epping Forest Big Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 19) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Stoke Newington station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 162 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 38 Cycling route ▾
LCN 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos View of a pair of shelducks taking flight over the High Maynard Reservoir in the Walthamstow Wetlands
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Wildlife to spot
113,474 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 113,474 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Coot · Little Grebe · Kingfisher · Tufted Duck +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Gorse Weevil · Epistrophe eligans · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dock Bug +2
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 113,474 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Coot · Little Grebe · Kingfisher · Tufted Duck +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greylag Goose Anser anser Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Gorse Weevil · Epistrophe eligans · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Dock Bug +2
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
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