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Lower Lliw Reservoir

62 ha

📷 john bristow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome62 ha

Getting here

51.71548, -3.95354

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Tipula maxima, Marmalade Hoverfly +91 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Tipula maxima, Marmalade Hoverfly +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Club, Hair Ice Crust, Meadow Waxcap +5 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Yellow Club, Hair Ice Crust, Meadow Waxcap +5 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wilson's Honeysuckle, Butterfly-bush +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wilson's Honeysuckle, Butterfly-bush +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Gower WayWalking route56 km
Named routeLength 56 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cross Valley RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 43Cycling route
Named routeRef 43National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route151 m
Named routeLength 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route324 m
Named routeRef 43Length 324 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route859 m
Named routeRef 43Length 859 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 43Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lower Lliw reservoir

📷 john bristow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ynystawe ParkUrban park4.8 km→⛪St Bethel ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪Church of St David and St CyfelachReligious grounds4.7 km→💧Lower Lliw ReservoirReservoir0 m→⛪Capel NeboReligious grounds1.7 km→⛳Morriston Golf ClubGolf course4.7 km→

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