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Venford Reservoir

24 ha

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

50.52339, -3.85586

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Bellever TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BTLocal walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route258 m
Named routeRef 272Length 258 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holne: Venford Reservoir

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holne: Venford Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🏞️RIVER DARTCountry park4.8 km→🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field systemHistoric site700 m→✦Part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system and other archaeological remains on Holne Moor west and north west of Venford ReservoirHistoric site1 km→✦Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby CoombeHistoric site1.7 km→

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