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Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir

181 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome181 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 81m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly, Banded Demoiselle +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly, Banded Demoiselle +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Reservoir — waterside public access

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pride-of-India · last seen 2025; Plants — Pride-of-India · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Fulwell stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Locks and Levels (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames Path - alternateWalking route

avoids sole ferry crossing just before Shepperton

Named routeRef TPaltRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Chessington Countryside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brooklands Business Park Accessibility Project (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 34Cycling route
Named routeRef 34Local cycle route
Hersham station/Walton routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Local cycle route
LCN 34Cycling route
Named routeRef 34Local cycle route
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cottimore Lanebridleway · 634 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 634 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland and the Knight Reservoir

Farmland and the Knight Reservoir

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