Getting here
53.23896, -2.05712
Best for
8 activitiesPicnic 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🚶
Walking
16
10 named nearby · 6 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
45
45 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
2
2 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Midshires Way · Walking370 km
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17 · Walking16.2 km
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk · Walking0
Cheshire Cycleway · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Forest Bridleway · public footpath
About this reservoir
Trentabank Reservoir is a reservoir covering 23 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Trentabank Reservoir as seen from Nessit Hill, Macclesfield Forest
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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
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
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
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