Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
53.23920, -2.06893
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ 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
- 🅿️Parking 128m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ 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
- 🅿️Parking 128m away — 4 car parks within reach
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Coot +65 more · last seen 2026; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Coot +65 more · last seen 2026; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Melanostoma scalare, Harlequin Ladybird +167 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access; parking
Named hiking route nearby: Gritstone Trail (Disley - River Dane); Named hiking route nearby: Gritstone Trail (Disley - River Dane)
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km▾
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 18Walking route13.7 km▾
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Shutlingsloe WalkWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Forest Bridlewaypublic footpath · 1.4 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.4 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
45 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▾
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route139 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
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
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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