Tardebigge Reservoir 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Bromsgrove Getting here
52.31430, -2.02307
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Mallard, Robin, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Orange Route, Hanbury Hall Walking route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Length 3.5 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Blue Route, Hanbury Hall Walking route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Length 1.5 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hanbury Circular Walk Walking route 6.8 km ▾
Named route Length 6.8 km Local walking route
Show on map Royal Hunters Walks - Foresters' walk Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Length 8 km Local walking route
Show on map 66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Local Cycle Network Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Local Cycle Network Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Redditch NCN 5 Alternative Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Redditch Cycle Route 19 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Bromsgrove-Redditch Cycle Route 24 Cycling route ▾
From Bromsgrove Station to Redditch Station. Follows mostly open countryside on road.
Named route Ref 24 Local cycle route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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28,628 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,628 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 58 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Chaffinch · Magpie · Blue Tit +53
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,628 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 58 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Chaffinch · Magpie · Blue Tit +53
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricket
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
