Blackstone Edge Reservoir 49 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 49 ha
Places › England › North West › Rochdale Getting here
53.66062, -2.04441
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Canada Goose +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Canada Goose +71 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Foxglove, Spear Thistle, Creeping Thistle +30 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Foxglove, Spear Thistle, Creeping Thistle +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Black Darter, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Emperor Dragonfly +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Darter, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Emperor Dragonfly +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Crowberry agg., Bulrush +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Todmorden Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 10 Walking route 18.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough
Named route Length 18.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map 64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 33 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 33 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 15 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 15 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface cobbles
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 19 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 19 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,392 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,392 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Ringed Plover · Common Sandpiper +39
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Dunlin Calidris alpina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Teal Anas crecca Sanderling Calidris alba Raven Corvus corax Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Curlew Numenius arquata Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Stint Calidris minuta Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Snipe Gallinago gallinago Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swift Apus apus Skylark Alauda arvensis Barn Owl Tyto alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Greenshank Tringa nebularia Whinchat Saxicola rubetra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greylag Goose Anser anser Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Green Shieldbug · Sericomyia silentis · Heather (Girdled) Colletes · 7-spot Ladybird
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Heather · Glittering Wood-moss · Crowberry agg. · Heath Rush · Bilberry +9
Heather Calluna vulgaris Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,392 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Ringed Plover · Common Sandpiper +39
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Dunlin Calidris alpina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Teal Anas crecca Sanderling Calidris alba Raven Corvus corax Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Curlew Numenius arquata Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Stint Calidris minuta Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Snipe Gallinago gallinago Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swift Apus apus Skylark Alauda arvensis Barn Owl Tyto alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Greenshank Tringa nebularia Whinchat Saxicola rubetra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greylag Goose Anser anser Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Green Shieldbug · Sericomyia silentis · Heather (Girdled) Colletes · 7-spot Ladybird
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Heather · Glittering Wood-moss · Crowberry agg. · Heath Rush · Bilberry +9
Heather Calluna vulgaris Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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