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Clatworthy Reservoir

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is situated on a promontory above Clatworthy Reservoir. It is roughly triangular in shape with an area of 5.8 hectares. It has a single bank and ditch, cut through solid rock. There may have been an entrance on the west and two on the east. The ancient settlement of Syndercombe was flooded on the
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There are seven water inlets at Clatworthy which are all described as hot spots for fishermen, but generally the south bank is considered to be the best area. Clatworthy offers top of the water fishing with nymphs or dry flies or, at the deep areas, with sinking lines and flashing lures.
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Clatworthy reservoir offers the chance to stroll at leisure through a short nature trail or, for the more adventurous, it is possible to walk the entire reservoir perimeter of five miles (8 km). There is ample parking and public toilets at the viewing area which is signposted from
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Clatworthy reservoir features a range of habitats including acid grassland, Fox glove, broadleaf woodlands and scrub leading to marshy areas around the inlet streams. Clatworthy woodland is mainly
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are commonly caught from the banks or from a boat and the lake is well stocked. Some areas of the bank are very steep or wooded and difficult to access.
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10 imp gal), supplying some 200,000 homes. It impounds the head waters of the
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and the surrounding area is used for walking and fishing.
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of 1086 the manor of Syndercombe is recorded as held by
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and has a capacity of 5,364,000 cubic metres (1.180
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Photo of water and trees with walker on the edge of the water
Location in Somerset
Somerset
51°04′23″N 3°22′9″W / 51.07306°N 3.36917°W / 51.07306; -3.36917
Type
reservoir
Primary inflows
River Tone
Basin
Clatworthy
Brendon Hills
Exmoor National Park
Somerset
Wessex Water
River Tone
Clatworthy Camp
Iron Age
hill fort
Domesday Book
Turstin FitzRolf
Rainbow
brown trout

Wiveliscombe
beech
sessile oaks
silver birch
rowan
Red deer
roe deer

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