Getting here
54.35755, -3.00447
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
41
31 named nearby · 10 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
35
35 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
6
6 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
3
3 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Route 6 · Cycling0
Cumbria Way · Walking118 km
Machell's Coppice Trail · Walking0
Bogle Crag Trail (long) · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this reservoir
Dam 143 is a reservoir managed by Forestry England within their forest estate. Managed by Forestry England, the site is actively maintained for recreation and conservation.
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
✓ 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
⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪Church of St Michael and All AngelsReligious grounds1.8 km→🌱Jackson Low WoodUrban park3.7 km→✦Two bloomeries, 340m and 570m NNE of Hoathwaite Landing on Coniston WaterHistoric site4.6 km→🌱The Kitchen GardenUrban park3.2 km→🌱The Farmhouse GardenUrban park3.3 km→