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Booth Dean Upper Reservoir

6 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.64065, -1.98678

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Skylark +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Skylark +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fringed Bog-moss, Glittering Wood-moss, Bog Groove-moss +149 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Fringed Bog-moss, Glittering Wood-moss, Bog Groove-moss +149 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Gambrus bipunctatus, Pondskater +9 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Painted Lady, Gambrus bipunctatus, Pondskater +9 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Coesyn Melfed · last seen 2013; Fungi — Coesyn Melfed · last seen 2013

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bilberry, Sheep's Sorrel +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 10Walking route18.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough

Named routeLength 18.2 kmRegional walking route
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calderdale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Oldham WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route55 m
Named routeRef 68Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route987 m
Named routeRef 68Length 987 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route135 m
Named routeRef 68Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Booth Dean Upper Reservoir

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Booth Dean Upper Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Ripponden (or Waterloo) BridgeHistoric site4.9 km→💧Booth Wood ReservoirReservoir1.7 km→💧Scammonden WaterReservoir4.1 km→✦Meg Dike late prehistoric enclosed settlementHistoric site4.3 km→💧Booth Wood ReservoirReservoir1.7 km→💧Cupwith ReservoirReservoir3.5 km→

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