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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 145 ha
Getting here
53.19069, -2.11812
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 433m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 433m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, House Sparrow +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, House Sparrow +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Eristalis intricaria, Marmalade Hoverfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access; parking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17 Walking route 16.2 km ▾
Named route Length 16.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 18 Walking route 13.7 km ▾
Named route Length 13.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Gritstone Trail (River Dane - Rushton Spencer) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 5.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grit and Gears II Mountain bike route ▾
Forest Bridleway Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Bosley Reservoir: aerial 2015
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Wildlife to spot
6,581 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,581 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Mallard · House Sparrow · Canada Goose · Blackbird +52
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis intricaria · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Platycheirus angustatus +6
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Platycheirus angustatus Platycheirus angustatus Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,581 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Mallard · House Sparrow · Canada Goose · Blackbird +52
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis intricaria · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Platycheirus angustatus +6
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Platycheirus angustatus Platycheirus angustatus Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Syrphus vitripennis Syrphus vitripennis
Syrphus vitripennis Syrphus vitripennis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
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