Reservoirs & lochs · South East England
Weir Wood Reservoir
Weir Wood Reservoir — lake in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kingscote · 3.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Weir Wood Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Wikidata describes it as: "lake in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.0960°, -0.0070°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Weir Wood Reservoir SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Weir Wood Reservoir is a 153.5-hectare (379-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Forest Row in East Sussex. It is in High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and an area of 32.6 hectares (81 acres) is a Local Nature Reserve which is owned by Southern Water and managed by East Sussex County Council and Southern Water. This is one of the largest bodies of open water in the county and it has rich and diverse communities of breeding, wintering and passage birds. Breeding birds include great crested grebe, teal, mute swan, tufted duck, little grebe, reed warbler, sedge warbler, coot and moorhen. Weir Wood is also home to a fishing lodge and, until 2025, a sailing club.
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- Coordinates
- 51.0960, -0.0070
- County
- East Sussex
- District
- Wealden
- Parish
- Forest Row
- Postcode
- RH19 4JW
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Nearest railway station
- Kingscote — 3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4018799 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Weir Wood Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Weir Wood Reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 625023.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Weir Wood Reservoir?
- Weir Wood Reservoir is in East Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RH19 4JW), in the parish of Forest Row.
- Is Weir Wood Reservoir a listed building?
- Weir Wood Reservoir is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Weir Wood Reservoir a protected site?
- Yes — Weir Wood Reservoir is part of the Weir Wood Reservoir SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the High Weald National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Weir Wood Reservoir?
- The nearest railway station is Kingscote, about 3.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RH19 4JW.