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Trenchford Reservoir

50 ha

📷 paul dickson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PicnicBirdsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome50 ha

Getting here

50.63070, -3.69001

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Blue Tit
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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· PaidPicnic spotToilets

Best for

10 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park; Reservoir — waterside day out

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Cormorant, Blue Tit, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Cormorant, Blue Tit, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Carabus problematicus, Issus coleoptratus +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

toilets, picnic area

Free

Waterside walks

parking, toilets; Reservoir — waterside public access

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route
Moretonhampstead North Bovey CircularWalking route
Named routeRef MNBLocal cycle route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealed firm
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealed firm
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bywaybyway open to all traffic · 710 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 710 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trenchford Reservoir

📷 paul dickson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trenchford Reservoir

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mill Marsh Park,Urban park4.3 km→🌱Cantonteign EstateUrban park3.2 km→🌱Mill Marsh ParkUrban park4.2 km→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir0 m→🌱Parke Walled GardenUrban park4 km→✦Cromwell's Arch and adjacent archHistoric site4.2 km→