![Lopwell Dam - geograph](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Lopwell_Dam_-_geograph.org.uk_-_84226.jpg)
Lopwell is a site of natural beauty situated at the
normal tidal limit
Head of tide, tidal limit or tidehead is the farthest point upstream where a river is affected by tidal fluctuations, or where the fluctuations are less than a certain amount. This applies to rivers which flow into tidal bodies such as oceans, ...
of the
River Tavy
The Tavy () is a river on Dartmoor, Devon, England. The name derives from the Brythonic root "Tam", once thought to mean 'dark' but now generally understood to mean 'to flow'. It has given its name to the town of Tavistock and the villages of ...
, 3 miles from north
Plymouth and 7 miles from
Tavistock, Devon
Tavistock ( ) is an ancient stannary and market town within West Devon, England. It is situated on the River Tavy from which its name derives. At the 2011 census the three electoral wards (North, South and South West) had a population of 13 ...
, England.
Lopwell Dam is a
Local Nature Reserve consisting of several different habitats including saltmarsh, freshwater marsh and ancient semi-natural woodland. Mammals include roe deer, otters and Atlantic grey seals.
The area forms part of the
Tamar–Tavy Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest
References
Local Nature Reserves in Devon
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Devon
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