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Lockwood Reservoir

70 ha

📷 Robert Lamb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome70 ha

Getting here

51.59476, -0.04820

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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
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Coot +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Coot +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Large Willow Aphid, Dark-edged Bee-fly +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Large Willow Aphid, Dark-edged Bee-fly +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Clapton StationWalking route
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Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Stoke Newington stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

150 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route
LCN 54Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 54Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 50Cycling route
Named routeRef C50Regional cycle route
Cycleway 26Cycling route
Named routeRef C26Regional cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View back along the path next to the Lockwood Reservoir

📷 Robert Lamb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View back along the path next to the Lockwood Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lloyd ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Lordship Recreation GroundUrban park2.7 km→🌱Springfield ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Leyton Jubilee ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Clendish MarshUrban park500 m→🌱Aveling FieldsUrban park1.9 km→

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