💧 Reservoir

Trentabank Reservoir

23 ha

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PicnicFamilyWater

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

53.23896, -2.05712

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Best for

8 activities

Picnic day out

Free95%

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

Family friendly

Free78%

toilets, picnic area

Waterside walks

Varies75%

parking, toilets; Reservoir — waterside public access

Dog walks

Free72%

Dogs allowed with public access

Wildlife

Free70%

Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Easy access

Varies67%

parking, toilets

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 6 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 17Walking route16.2 km▾

Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾

Named 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

Forest Bridlewaypublic footpath · 1.4 km▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.4 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

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Cycling

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▾

Named 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

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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Grit and Gears IIMountain bike route▾

Named route

Forest BridlewayMountain bike route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

About this reservoir

Trentabank Reservoir is a reservoir covering 23 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.

Wildlife to spot

23,996 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds48 species recorded

Kestrel · Great Crested Grebe · Blue Tit

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Mammals2 species recorded

Brown Hare · Red Deer

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Amphibians2 species recorded

Common Toad · Common Frog

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Insects2 species recorded

Carabus problematicus · Dryomyza anilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trentabank Reservoir as seen from Nessit Hill, Macclesfield Forest

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

🌱 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

Trentabank Car Park · Paid · 188m

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Picnic spot

2 · 198m away

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Toilets

223m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.7 km→💧Trentabank ReservoirReservoir0 m→🌱Windmill ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦Danebower Colliery ventilation chimneyHistoric site4.9 km→✦Danebower Colliery ventilation chimney, 750m north east of HoltHistoric site4.9 km→