Getting here
53.43477, -1.74826
Best for
5 activitiesDog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Wildlife
Free70%Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Waterside walks
Varies68%Reservoir — waterside public access
Hiking
Free58%Named hiking route nearby: Margery Hill and High Stones (Ethels), High Peak
Picnic day out
Free52%Reservoir — waterside day out
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
13
8 named nearby · 5 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Horse riding
9
9 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Derwent Valley and Reservoir Walk, · Walking7.4 km
Crook Hill Circular (Ethel), High Peak · Walking11.5 km
Lost Lad and Back Tor (Ethels), High Peak · Walking12.1 km
Derwent Dam Green Route · Walking4.5 km
About this reservoir
Howden Reservoir is a reservoir covering 391 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
💧Howden ReservoirReservoir0 m→💧Derwent ReservoirReservoir2.2 km→💧Derwent ReservoirReservoir2.2 km→✦Reconstructed packhorse bridge from Derwent Hall See also DERBYSHIRE 18Historic site2 km→✦Cairn 550m south of Howden Reservoir Dam wallHistoric site1.3 km→✦Round cairn 1140m north east of Bamford HouseHistoric site1.9 km→