Getting here
54.49643, -2.69708
Best for
4 activitiesDog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Wildlife
Free70%Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Waterside walks
Varies68%Reservoir — waterside public access
Picnic day out
Free52%Reservoir — waterside day out
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
13
2 named nearby · 11 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
9
9 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
1
1 public path
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle Route · Cycling0
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Lakes & Dales Loop · Cycling0
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond) · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this reservoir
Wet Sleddale Reservoir is a reservoir covering 65 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
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
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
⚽Memorial ParkPlaying field3.9 km→🌱Shap Memorial ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishpondsHistoric site3.6 km→✦Shap Stone AlignmentHistoric site3.6 km→💧Wet Sleddale ReservoirReservoir0 m→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→