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.

How do I get to Weir Wood Reservoir?

The nearest railway station is Kingscote, about 3.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode RH19 4JW.

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).

Is Weir Wood Reservoir free to visit?

Yes, Weir Wood Reservoir is free to enter.

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.

Reservoirs & lochs · South East England

Weir Wood Reservoir

In or near Forest Row.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Weir Wood Reservoir — lake in the United Kingdom.

Weir Wood Reservoir, reservoirs & lochs in East Sussex — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2.5 h
Nearest railway station: Kingscote · 3.0 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

Weir Wood Reservoir is located in East Sussex, with the postcode RH19 4JW. The nearest railway station is Kingscote, which is 3 km away. Entry to the reservoir is free.

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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.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

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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