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Bishop's Glen Reservoir

7 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

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55.94785, -4.94863

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

3 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Clay-coloured Weevil · last seen 2025; Insects — Clay-coloured Weevil · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 753Cycling route

Named routeRef 753National Cycle Network

Five Ferries RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 5FRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route586 m

Named routeRef 753Length 586 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route98 m

Named routeRef 753Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route746 m

Named routeRef 753Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.2 km

Named routeRef 753Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

4,976 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,976 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Pied Wagtail · Common Gull · Eider · Shag +47

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common GullLarus canus
EiderSomateria mollissima
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
RedshankTringa totanus
CurlewNumenius arquata
GoosanderMergus merganser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
WigeonMareca penelope
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Seal · Red Squirrel · Harbour Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Clay-coloured Weevil

Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,976 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Pied Wagtail · Common Gull · Eider · Shag +47

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common GullLarus canus
EiderSomateria mollissima
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
RedshankTringa totanus
CurlewNumenius arquata
GoosanderMergus merganser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
WigeonMareca penelope
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

🦌

Mammals3 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Seal · Red Squirrel · Harbour Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Clay-coloured Weevil

Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Pebble · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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