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Stannon Lake

46 ha

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome46 ha

Getting here

50.59932, -4.64763

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Wheatear, Meadow Pipit +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Wheatear, Meadow Pipit +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Red Damselfly, Ringlet +115 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Red Damselfly, Ringlet +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Glittering Wood-moss, Broom Fork-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Glittering Wood-moss, Broom Fork-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 3Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 3Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route870 m
Named routeRef 3Length 870 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route737 m
Named routeRef 3Length 737 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Flooded china clay pit at Stannon Works near Watergate

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Flooded china clay pit at Stannon Works near Watergate

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow TorHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Enfield ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Enfield ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at WatergateHistoric site1.1 km→✦Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes FarmHistoric site2.2 km→✦Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'Historic site1.6 km→

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