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Blakeley Reservoir

11 ha

📷 John Illingworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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53.58203, -1.91998

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

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 — Meadow Pipit, Curlew, Mallard +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Curlew, Mallard +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bilberry, Purple Moor-grass, Wavy Hair-Grass +126 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bilberry, Purple Moor-grass, Wavy Hair-Grass +126 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bilberry, Common Sorrel, Bramble +8 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Oldham WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Pennine Way (Standedge to Warland Reservoir)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6Walking route13.7 km

Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route463 m

Named routeRef 68Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route161 m

Named routeRef 68Length 161 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route51 m

Named routeRef 689Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeRef 68Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km

Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

Wessenden Roadbridleway · 796 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 796 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wessenden Roadbridleway · 15 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 15 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wessenden Roadbridleway · 9 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wessenden Roadbridleway · 602 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 602 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wessenden Roadbridleway · 14 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 14 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

2,965 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,965 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds18 species

springsummer

2025

Skylark · Curlew · Little Grebe · Meadow Pipit · Wren +13

SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little OwlAthene noctua
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedshankTringa totanus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
Rock DoveColumba livia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Bibio pomonae

Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae

🌿

Plants48 species

summer

2025

Bilberry · Wavy Hair-Grass · Heath Bedstraw · Purple Moor-grass · Heather +43

BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Wood-RushLuzula
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
WillowherbEpilobium
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
ButtercupRanunculus
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Bent GrassAgrostis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
White CloverTrifolium repens
BrambleRubus fruticosus
OakQuercus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
CloverTrifolium
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
DockRumex
HollyIlex aquifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
BirchBetula
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,965 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds18 species

springsummer

2025

Skylark · Curlew · Little Grebe · Meadow Pipit · Wren +13

SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little OwlAthene noctua
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedshankTringa totanus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
Rock DoveColumba livia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Bibio pomonae

Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae

🌿

Plants48 species

summer

2025

Bilberry · Wavy Hair-Grass · Heath Bedstraw · Purple Moor-grass · Heather +43

BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Wood-RushLuzula
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
WillowherbEpilobium
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
ButtercupRanunculus
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Bent GrassAgrostis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
White CloverTrifolium repens
BrambleRubus fruticosus
OakQuercus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
CloverTrifolium
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
DockRumex
HollyIlex aquifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
BirchBetula
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Illingworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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