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Melbury Reservoir

10 ha

📷 Dave Sellers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

50.95709, -4.30020

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +30 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Male-fern, Yorkshire-fog +245 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Male-fern, Yorkshire-fog +245 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Meadow Brown, Brimstone +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Meadow Brown, Brimstone +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Melbury Reservoir

📷 Dave Sellers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Melbury Reservoir

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Nearby places

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✦Earthwork E of Buck's MillsHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Mary and St Benedict's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪Thornhillhead Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪Goldworthy ChapelReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→

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