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Barrowford Reservoir

11 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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53.85623, -2.20049

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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
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Pennine Cycleway
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Pennine Cycleway
🐕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

Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Himalayan Balsam, Water Mint +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Himalayan Balsam, Water Mint +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Pennine Cycleway

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Pendle WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Burnley WayWalking route

Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route

Greenfield Roadpublic footpath · 59 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 59 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Francis Avenuepublic footpath · 200 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 200 mPath type: residential

Greenfield Roadpublic footpath · 328 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 328 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

🚴

Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 68Cycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Pendle Water BridlewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route50 m

Named routeRef 68Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route207 m

Named routeLength 207 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km

Named routeLength 172.2 km

Wildlife to spot

6,856 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,856 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds91 species

winter

2025

Mallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Tufted Duck +86

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CootFulica atra
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
GoosanderMergus merganser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TealAnas crecca
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DipperCinclus cinclus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BuzzardButeo buteo
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
JayGarrulus glandarius
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RavenCorvus corax
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwiftApus apus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Pica pica picaPica pica pica
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects22 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +17

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024

🌿

Plants22 species

springsummer

2026

Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam · Water Mint · Pink Masterwort · Broad-leaved Dock +17

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Water MintMentha aquatica2025
Pink MasterwortAstrantia major2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2025
Garden OracheAtriplex hortensis2025
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2024
ButterburPetasites hybridus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,856 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds91 species

winter

2025

Mallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Tufted Duck +86

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CootFulica atra
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
GoosanderMergus merganser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TealAnas crecca
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DipperCinclus cinclus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BuzzardButeo buteo
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
CurlewNumenius arquata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
JayGarrulus glandarius
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RavenCorvus corax
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwiftApus apus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2024
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Pica pica picaPica pica pica
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects22 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +17

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024

🌿

Plants22 species

springsummer

2026

Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam · Water Mint · Pink Masterwort · Broad-leaved Dock +17

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Water MintMentha aquatica2025
Pink MasterwortAstrantia major2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2025
Garden OracheAtriplex hortensis2025
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2024
ButterburPetasites hybridus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Luke Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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