Short birdwatching visit · Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
Weston Turville Reservoir
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Winter
- Headline birds
- Shoveler · Teal · Tufted Duck
- Parking
- The Trust directs parking to a layby on World’s End Lane.
- Hides
- The former bird hide has been removed; no replacement is confirmed.
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Weston Turville, near Aylesbury
Weston Turville Reservoir has a ring of fen, reedbeds and small woodland around water originally created to feed the Grand Union Canal. The Wildlife Trust names Teal, Shoveler and Tufted Duck among its winter wildfowl. A visit uses the public bank paths and reserve margins, rather than the open water, which is leased to sailing and angling clubs. The old bird hide has been dismantled because it became unsafe; a replacement is being considered, so it should not be part of a visitor’s expectations. The mixed surfaces and wooded roots also make this more demanding than a uniformly level reservoir promenade.
Birds and seasons
- Shoveler · Headline bird — Winter Source for Shoveler
- Teal · Headline bird — Winter Source for Teal
- Tufted Duck · Headline bird — Winter Source for Tufted Duck
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- The former bird hide has been removed; no replacement is confirmed.
- Paths
- Bank paths include roots, soft patches, kissing gates, steps and one steep ramp.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- The Trust directs parking to a layby on World’s End Lane.
- Dogs
- Keep dogs on a lead.
- Access notes
- About sixty per cent of the paths are surfaced, with variable conditions elsewhere.
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: From the A413/B4009 roundabout, turn onto World’s End Lane opposite the Village Gate pub; the described layby is about 500 metres along on the right. Stay on the public bank paths.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Blow’s Downs · 12.9 straight-line miles
- Chobham Common · 28.8 straight-line miles
- Padworth Common · 31.6 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: College Lake, 5.4 miles away in a straight line.
- Bacombe Hill · 1.5 miles in a straight line
- Dancersend · 2.8 miles in a straight line
- Wilstone Reservoir (Tring Reservoirs) · 3.7 miles in a straight line