Short birdwatching visit · Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
Daneshill Lakes
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Summer warblers; winter Water Rail and Siskin
- Headline birds
- Water Rail
- Parking
- Limited car parking is provided on the south side of Daneshill Road.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- The Trust lists the reserve as wheelchair and pushchair friendly; contact it for current path conditions and route details.
Daneshill Road between Torworth and Lound · DN22 8RB
Daneshill Lakes is a compact wetland-and-woodland reserve on both sides of the road between Torworth and Lound. Its flooded gravel pits sit alongside damp willow, drier trees and grassland, giving a birding walk several different habitat edges. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust names Willow Warbler, Whitethroat and Blackcap in summer, and Siskin, Water Rail and Goldcrest in winter. Footpaths provide access around the reserve, beginning from the limited parking on the south side of the road. This is a separate reserve from nearby Idle Valley, with its own visitor information and exact-site bird list.
Birds and seasons
- Water Rail · Headline bird — Winter Source for Water Rail
- Siskin — Winter Source for Siskin
- Willow Warbler — Summer Source for Willow Warbler
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- A network of footpaths gives access around the reserve on both sides of the road.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Limited car parking is provided on the south side of Daneshill Road.
- Dogs
- Dogs must be kept on a lead.
- Access notes
- The Trust lists the reserve as wheelchair and pushchair friendly; contact it for current path conditions and route details.
- Step-free access
- The Trust lists the reserve as wheelchair and pushchair friendly; contact it for current path conditions and route details.
Getting there: Approach on the minor Torworth-to-Lound road off the A638 north of Retford. Follow the signed south-side car park locally rather than using the whole postcode area as a parking destination. The pin is the operator’s published reserve map reference; take care where the route crosses the road.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Budby South Forest · 11.4 straight-line miles
- Dearne Valley - Bolton Ings · 17.4 straight-line miles
- Alkborough Flats · 26.0 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Potteric Carr, 10.1 miles away in a straight line.
- Idle Valley Nature Reserve · 2.6 miles in a straight line
- Treswell Wood Nature Reserve · 6.9 miles in a straight line
- Beckingham Marshes · 8.2 miles in a straight line