Litton Reservoirs
Litton Reservoirs are two reservoirs near the village of Litton, Somerset, England. They are operated by Bristol Water.
They lie on the boundary between Bath and North East Somerset and Mendip districts.
The individual lakes are called Lower Litton and Upper Litton. The former is in size, the latter and much deeper. They were built around 1850 by the Bristol Waterworks Company in conjunction with the "Line of Works" to bring water from the Mendip Hills to Bristol.
A public footpath goes around the lakes and across the dam. The banks are home to a variety of flowers including; Primroses, Common Bluebell, Wood anemone, Violets and Campion.
Several species of birds are frequent visitors including; Moorhen, Coot, Mallard, Swan and Tufted duck.
Fishing is generally for rainbow and brown trout. Fish breeding takes place in the netted area immediately below the upper dam is the site for fish breeding.Photographs
