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Barnacre Reservoirs

17 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

53.92486, -2.72328

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Goldcrest +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Goldcrest +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Hawker, Helophilus pendulus +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Hawker, Helophilus pendulus +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Taxus baccata f. fastigiata, Bugle +69 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Foxglove, Taxus baccata f. fastigiata, Bugle +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Rowan, Sweet Cicely +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Knott EndCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
The Chipping RoundCycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Barnacre Moor; Barricade and Grizedale Lea Reservoirs

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barnacre Moor; Barricade and Grizedale Lea Reservoirs

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Garstang market crossHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Thomas's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→💧Wyresdale LakeReservoir2 km→💧Wyresdale LakeReservoir2 km→✦Wyresdale ParkHistoric site2.2 km→🌱The Millenium GreenUrban park3.6 km→

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