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Nocton Reservoir

10 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

53.16641, -0.39840

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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
Parking

Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Branston to Washingborough Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Southrey winter alternativeCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route102 m
Named routeRef 1Length 102 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 71 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 71 mPath type: bridleway
Green Lanerestricted byway · 165 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 165 mPath type: bridleway
Green Lanebridleway · 266 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 266 mPath type: bridleway
Green Lanebridleway · 28 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 28 mPath type: bridleway
Cyclone Waybridleway · 342 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 342 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farm track to Nocton Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm track to Nocton Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Car Dyke in Nocton WoodHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Grounds of Nocton HallUrban park1 km→🌱Grounds of Nocton HallUrban park1.1 km→🌱Nocton Village GreenUrban park1.2 km→⛪St Wilfrid's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→✦Old Field PumpHistoric site1.5 km→

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