Getting here
55.09030, -2.08648
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
1
1 public path
Public access
🚴
Cycling
9
9 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
2
2 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Reivers' Route · Cycling0
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Carrier's Lane · byway open to all traffic
About this reservoir
Little Swinburn Reservoir is a reservoir covering 19 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
💧Hallington Reservoir EastReservoir2.9 km→💧Hallington Reservoir EastReservoir2.9 km→✦Romano-British farmstead 260m west of Plashetts FarmHistoric site4.5 km→💧Little Swinburn ReservoirReservoir0 m→✦Shrunken medieval village, tower and fishpond at Little SwinburneHistoric site600 m→⛪St Aidan's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→