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Rosebush Reservoir

33 ha

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51.93073, -4.81944

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Rosebay Willowherb, Heather +84 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Rosebay Willowherb, Heather +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bilberry, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Sheep's Sorrel +10 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route

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National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route

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Main RouteCycling route14.1 km

Named routeRef 47Length 14.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route12.6 km

Named routeRef 82Length 12.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route13.4 km

Named routeRef 47Length 13.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,316 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,316 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

summer

2025

Wren · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Robin · Goldcrest +68

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BuzzardButeo buteo
SiskinSpinus spinus
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
Great TitParus major
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius
CootFulica atra
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
MagpiePica pica
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
CuckooCuculus canorus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
ScaupAythya marila
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Rabbit · Mole · Pygmy Shrew · Badger +1

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2024
BadgerMeles meles2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus2024

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summerautumn

2024

Adder · Grass Snake

AdderVipera berus
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects44 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Emerald Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker +39

Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
CheilosiaCheilosia
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
SyrphusSyrphus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
EristalisEristalis
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
SpheginaSphegina
NeoasciaNeoascia
MelanostomaMelanostoma
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
CriorhinaCriorhina
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024

🌿

Plants87 species

spring

2025

Sweet Vernal-grass · Rosebay Willowherb · Heather · Bilberry · Cat's-ear +82

Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
BeechFagus sylvatica
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
DandelionTaraxacum
SolenostomaSolenostoma
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
Heath EarwortScapania irrigua
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides
Bog MossSphagnum
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Common VetchVicia sativa
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
ButtercupRanunculus
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
AshFraxinus excelsior
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
ElderSambucus nigra
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
GorseUlex europaeus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
MoliniaMolinia
DaisyBellis perennis
Red CampionSilene dioica
YewTaxus baccata
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra
CleaversGalium aparine
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
HazelCorylus
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
PrimrosePrimula
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,316 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

summer

2025

Wren · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Robin · Goldcrest +68

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BuzzardButeo buteo
SiskinSpinus spinus
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
Great TitParus major
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius
CootFulica atra
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
MagpiePica pica
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
CuckooCuculus canorus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
ScaupAythya marila
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Rabbit · Mole · Pygmy Shrew · Badger +1

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2024
BadgerMeles meles2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus2024

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summerautumn

2024

Adder · Grass Snake

AdderVipera berus
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects44 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Emerald Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker +39

Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Black DarterSympetrum danae2024
CheilosiaCheilosia
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
SyrphusSyrphus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
EristalisEristalis
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
SpheginaSphegina
NeoasciaNeoascia
MelanostomaMelanostoma
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
CriorhinaCriorhina
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024

🌿

Plants87 species

spring

2025

Sweet Vernal-grass · Rosebay Willowherb · Heather · Bilberry · Cat's-ear +82

Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
BeechFagus sylvatica
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
DandelionTaraxacum
SolenostomaSolenostoma
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
Heath EarwortScapania irrigua
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides
Bog MossSphagnum
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Common VetchVicia sativa
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina
ButtercupRanunculus
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
AshFraxinus excelsior
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
ElderSambucus nigra
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
GorseUlex europaeus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
MoliniaMolinia
DaisyBellis perennis
Red CampionSilene dioica
YewTaxus baccata
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra
CleaversGalium aparine
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
HazelCorylus
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
PrimrosePrimula
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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