View across Brent (Welsh Harp) reservoir

Brent Reservoir (Welsh Harp)

Brent Reservoir is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, with the open water and associated habitats supporting an unusually large selection of wetland birds and plants for an inner city reservoir.

In November 2022, with £55,000 funding from the Mayor of London's Grow Back Greener Fund, we installed new floating ecosystems to provide nesting bird habitat and improve water quality.

The artificial islands – which have been specially designed to support and protect Brent Reservoir's important population of great crested grebe – can be easily viewed from Cool Oak Bridge or the nearby picnic area.

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Things to see and do

This is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The standing open water and associated habitats such as willow car, and fen and marsh support a diverse set of wetland birds - little grebes, great crested grebes, willow warbler - and ducks of course!

While the wetlands areas support plants including: lesser pond-sedge, water forget-me-not, branched bur-reed, marsh woundwort, water-plantain, flowering rush, water dock and lesser reedmace.

The Welsh Harp/Brent Reservoir Vision

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Planning your visit

Address
Aboyne Road, London, NW10 OEX
Prices
Once you're there, it won't cost you a thing
Toilets
None on site

Getting here

By car
There's limited free parking off the north circular Edward Road and Woodfield Park. From the A5 turn into Cool Oak Lane, where a narrow bridge separates the Northern and Eastern marshes. Parking is available about 100 metres past the bridge
By train
Hendon is the nearest train station with Neasdon the nearest underground. They're at opposite ends of the reservoir.