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💧 Reservoir

Scaling Dam Reservoir

120 ha

📷 Philip Barker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsWaterWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome120 ha

Getting here

54.50304, -0.84925

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Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Reservoir — waterside public access; parking

Varies

Wildlife

Good match

Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Picnic day out

Moderate match

Reservoir — waterside day out

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Esk Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
Samaritan WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Ridings on FootWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
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Cycling

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route▾

Alternative route of EV12 between Whitby and Brotton following national routes 165 and 168.

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route878 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 878 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.9 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
Named route
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Horse riding

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2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Boghouse Lanebridleway · 540 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 540 mPath type: bridleway

About this reservoir

Scaling Dam Reservoir is a reservoir covering 120 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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View from the jetty at Scaling Dam Reservoir

📷 Philip Barker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from the jetty at Scaling Dam Reservoir

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦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

1 nearby · 449m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Scaling Dam ReservoirReservoir0 m→✦Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor, 800m south west of Nan StoneHistoric site1.9 km→✦Round barrow on Ugthorpe Moor known as Loose Howe, 130m south west of Day Well HouseHistoric site3.8 km→✦Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck SwangHistoric site4.5 km→✦Late Iron Age and Roman settlement on Roxby Low Moor, 225m south of Moor House FarmHistoric site2.1 km→✦Danby Beacon round barrowHistoric site3.4 km→