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Sulby Reservoir

52 ha

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome52 ha

Getting here

52.42384, -1.03775

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Grebe, Mallard, Tufted Duck +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Grebe, Mallard, Tufted Duck +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Meadow Brown, Common Water-Boatman +111 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Meadow Brown, Common Water-Boatman +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hogweed, Hedge Woundwort, Sycamore +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hogweed, Hedge Woundwort, Sycamore +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Meadowsweet +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sulby: Sulby Reservoir

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sulby: Sulby Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Premonstratensian abbey at Sulby Abbey FarmHistoric site1.1 km→🌱Welford Pocket ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Dog ParkUrban park3.3 km→🦉NORTH KILWORTHNature reserve4.4 km→🌱Milllennium GreenUrban park4.4 km→🌱Welford Recreational ParkUrban park1.7 km→

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