Weston Turville Reservoir 16 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.77876, -0.75289
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 375m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 375m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access; parking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Round Aylesbury Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pulpit Hill Fort and Nature Reserves Circular Walk, Central Chilterns Walking route 2.6 km ▾
A short walk with panoramic views across the Chiltern Escarpment & Aylesbury Vale, and the chance to explore a hidden Iron Age hillfort, beautiful beech woods & the Grangelands & Rifle Butts Nature Reserve. Includes a steep climb, steps & kissing gates.
Named route Length 2.6 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Exploring the Chiltern Escarpment, Central Chilterns Walking route 16 km ▾
Views of the Chiltern Escarpment, Aylesbury Vale & PM's country retreat. Pass through Ellesborough & important historical, archaeological & ecological sites, including rare chalk grassland, archetypal Chiltern beech woods & the largest box wood in Britain
Named route Length 16 km Duration 05:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pebble Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pebble Local cycle route
Show on map Topaz Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Topaz Local cycle route
Show on map Route 30 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map Platinum Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Platinum Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
21,902 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,902 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Mallard +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Swift Apus apus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Tern Sterna hirundo 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Eristalis pertinax · Syritta pipiens · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle +8
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Hairy Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,902 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Mallard +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Redwing Turdus iliacus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Swift Apus apus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Tern Sterna hirundo 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Eristalis pertinax · Syritta pipiens · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle +8
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Hairy Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
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