Getting here
53.36494, -1.60008
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
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 9
Picnic day out
Free52%Reservoir — waterside day out
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
28
8 named nearby · 20 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
14
14 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Derwent Valley Heritage Way · Walking89 km
Pink Route (Padley Gorge and Burbage Brook Walk), Longshaw Estate · Walking2.7 km
Porter Brook Trail · Walking0
Sheffield Round Walk · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Wyming Brook Drive · public footpath
Wyming Brook Drive · public footpath
About this reservoir
Redmires Lower Reservoir is a reservoir covering 21 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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Campsite
2 · 446m away
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Parking
2 nearby · Free · 470m
✓ Public accessFree 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
🌱Stannington ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Quarry Hill & Hill 60 WW1 training trenchesHistoric site1.4 km→✦Redmires First World War Training AreaHistoric site1.4 km→✦PORTER VALLEY PARKSHistoric site4.6 km→💧Redmires Lower ReservoirReservoir0 m→✦Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field systemHistoric site4 km→