Pontsticill Reservoir
294 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome294 ha
Getting here
51.80887, -3.36864
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 350m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 350m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Chaffinch +65 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Chaffinch +65 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Ephemerum stoloniferum, Tree-moss +242 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Darter, Western Honey Bee, Hornet +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access; parking
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Beacons WayWalking route152 km▾
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
South Wales TraverseWalking route▾
challenge route. not waymarked
Named route
Taff TrailWalking route88 km▾
Named routeLength 88 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 468Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 468National Cycle Network
NCR 469 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 469National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 46Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route149 m▾
Named routeRef 46Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Pontsticill Reservoir from the Brecon Mountain Railway
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Wildlife to spot
2,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,380 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Great Tit +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- MagpiePica pica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Slow-worm
Common Darter
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Tree-moss · Pale Glaucous Thread-moss · Ephemerum stoloniferum · Dwarf Bladder-moss · Fingered Cowlwort +66
- Tree-mossClimacium dendroides
- Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii
- Ephemerum stoloniferumEphemerum stoloniferum
- Dwarf Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium sphaericum
- Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia
- Toothed PouncewortDrepanolejeunea hamatifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,380 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Great Tit +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- MagpiePica pica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Slow-worm
Common Darter
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Tree-moss · Pale Glaucous Thread-moss · Ephemerum stoloniferum · Dwarf Bladder-moss · Fingered Cowlwort +66
- Tree-mossClimacium dendroides
- Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii
- Ephemerum stoloniferumEphemerum stoloniferum
- Dwarf Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium sphaericum
- Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia
- Toothed PouncewortDrepanolejeunea hamatifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Hornwort
Field Hornwort
Anthoceros agrestis
Anthoceros agrestis
Common KettlewortBlasia pusillaCommon KettlewortBlasia pusillaPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDelicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidumDelicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidumRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusRusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosusHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumFringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatumFringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatumSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansCreeping FingerwortLepidozia reptansAcid FrillwortFossombronia wondraczekiiAcid FrillwortFossombronia wondraczekiiLeast CrystalwortRiccia subbifurcaLeast CrystalwortRiccia subbifurcaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaCommon CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpaCommon CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpaDwarf FlapwortJungermannia pumilaDwarf FlapwortJungermannia pumilaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumPetty Pocket-mossFissidens pusillusPetty Pocket-mossFissidens pusillusPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusHeath EarwortScapania irriguaHeath EarwortScapania irriguaMany-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpaMany-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpaAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumSt Winifrid's Other MossChiloscyphus pallescensSt Winifrid's Other MossChiloscyphus pallescensTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaWhiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguineaSickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinataSickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinataRufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescensRufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescensViolet CrystalwortRiccia huebenerianaViolet CrystalwortRiccia huebenerianaTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataSharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acutaSharp-leaved BlindiaBlindia acutaMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumLesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideusLesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideusUlota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Maidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesNarrow-fruited Crisp-mossChionoloma tenuirostreNarrow-fruited Crisp-mossChionoloma tenuirostreFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaFountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontanaSpreading Earth-mossPhyscomitrium patensSpreading Earth-mossPhyscomitrium patensFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaTufted Apple-mossPhilonotis caespitosaTufted Apple-mossPhilonotis caespitosaSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptans