Getting here
55.19568, -2.35676
Best for
5 activitiesPicnic day out
Free83%picnic area; Reservoir — waterside day out
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Wildlife
Free70%Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Waterside walks
Varies68%Reservoir — waterside public access
Family friendly
Free66%picnic area
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
9
9 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) · Walking0
Reivers' Route · Cycling0
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) · Cycling0
Route 686 · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this reservoir
Sidwood 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
Facilities
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Picnic spot
2 · 254m 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
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Sidwood Picnic PlaceUrban park300 m→✦Bastle: Black MiddensHistoric site900 m→✦Dally CastleHistoric site4.7 km→✦CampHistoric site3.6 km→✦Hill House bastle and associated enclosures, 850m NNW of Sidwood CottageHistoric site700 m→✦Two bastles, an 18th century farmhouse and associated enclosures at Black MiddingsHistoric site900 m→