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💧 Reservoir

Lochend Loch

25 ha

📷 Alec MacKinnon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PicnicFamilyPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

55.87169, -4.07037

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Best for

8 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Reservoir — waterside day out

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Waterside walks

Strong match

parking, toilets, café; Reservoir — waterside public access

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Wildlife

Good match

Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Clyde WalkwayWalking route68 km▾

The Clyde Walkway is 65 km long from Riverside Museum, Glasgow and New Lanark in South Lanarkshire. Created as a joint enterprise by the Glasgow City, South and North Lanarkshire Councils. Close to urban centres with easy access to public transport.

Named routeRef CWLength 68 kmNational walking route
The North Calder Heritage TrailWalking route▾
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Seven Lochs TrailWalking route▾

www.sevenlochs.org

Named routeLocal walking route
Provan Hall TrailWalking route▾
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Strathkelvin Railway PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

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49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
East City WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef ECWLocal cycle route
Glasgow to Cumbernauld Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Strathkelvin Railway PathCycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route79 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 75Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

About this reservoir

Lochend Loch is a reservoir covering 25 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Lochend Loch near the car park

📷 Alec MacKinnon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lochend Loch near the car park

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦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

Facilities

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Café

Café Culture · 277m

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Parking

4 nearby · Free · 180m

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Picnic spot

5 · 147m away

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Playground

231m away

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Toilets

257m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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