Getting here
53.54052, -1.65099
Best for
5 activitiesDog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Waterside walks
Varies71%Reservoir — waterside public access; parking
Wildlife
Free70%Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Hiking
Free58%Named hiking route nearby: Penistone Boundary Walk
Picnic day out
Free52%Reservoir — waterside day out
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
28
11 named nearby · 17 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
42
42 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
13
13 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Kirklees Way · Walking116 km
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell) · Walking0
Barnsley Boundary Walk · Walking0
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common) · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Carr Head Lane · bridleway
Ingbirchworth Lane · bridleway
High Lane · bridleway
About this reservoir
Scout Dike Reservoir is a reservoir covering 69 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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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
Facilities
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Parking
3 nearby · 334m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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