Otterhead Lakes

The Reserve is set around two lakes of the former landscaped gardens of Otterhead House, which was demolished in 1952. Semi-natural habitats now make up the reserve including alder and willow carr, dry deciduous woodland, unimproved neutral grassland, and freshwater streams and ditches. Dormice, badgers and bat species occur in the woodland. The lakes supports bird species including kingfisher, dipper and wagtail. The Otterhead Estate Company Limited leases and manages the reserve.

Contact profile for Otterhead Lakes

Contact type	Contact details
Address:	Otterhead Lakes LNR Otterford Churchingford Somerset TA3 7EF
Contact no.:	01823 356562
Fax:	01823 356352
Email:	heritage.landscape@tauntondeane.gov.uk

Open every day during daylight hours.

The facilities avaliable at Otterhead lakes are:

• Parking
• Wheelchair access
• Interpretation panel
• Leaflets
• Reserve Community Group (external link)

There is a car park available at the nature reserve.

Steps from car park to the reserve
Wheelchair access on well surfaced path to lakes

Otterhead lakes LNR is located approximately seven miles south of Taunton, immediately south of Otterford.
The reserve's car park is accessed by a small lane just on the western side of the B3170.