Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome50 ha
Getting here
53.27245, -2.04237
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Lamaload Reservoir National Park Carpark 430m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Lamaload Reservoir National Park Carpark 430m away
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Leaf Weevil, Parasyrphus nigritarsis, Common Red Soldier Beetle +31 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access; parking
Named cycling route nearby: Cheshire Cycleway
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 20Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 19Walking route15.3 km▾
Named routeLength 15.3 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 18Walking route13.7 km▾
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
Lamaload Roadpublic footpath · 780 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 780 mPath type: unclassified
Lamaload Roadpublic footpath · 49 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: unclassified
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Middlewood WayCycling route▾
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route434 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 434 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grit and Gears IIMountain bike route▾
Forest BridlewayMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Lamaload Reservoir National Park Carpark · Free · 430m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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