Getting here
55.10574, -2.30930
Best for
1 activityWildlife
Free70%Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
2
2 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
18
18 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
2
2 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) · Walking0
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Reivers' Route · Cycling0
Stonehaugh Trail · Mountain bike0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this reservoir
Watergate is a reservoir managed by Forestry England within their forest estate. Managed by Forestry England, the site is actively maintained for recreation and conservation.
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
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Stonehaugh Picnic AreaUrban park3.3 km→✦HESLEYSIDEHistoric site4.8 km→✦Bastle at Horneystead, 400m south west of The AshHistoric site2.1 km→✦Romano-British farmstead, 500m north of WatergateHistoric site1.1 km→✦Medieval wayside cross, 300m west of Bridge HouseHistoric site1.7 km→✦Romano-British farmstead and earlier palisaded settlement, 800m SSE of Bridge HouseHistoric site2.1 km→
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