Bottom Lowercroft Reservoir 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › North West › Bury Getting here
53.59439, -2.34272
Open directionsv 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 £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Bistort, Red Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bistort, Common Sedge, Pignut +41 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Bistort, Common Sedge, Pignut +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Eupeodes, Eristalis tenax +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Eupeodes, Eristalis tenax +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 12 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named route Length 21.1 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 80 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bradley Fold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Harry Hill Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Roch Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bury to Bolton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kirklees Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
29,705 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,705 records · National Biodiversity Network Common Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Carrion Crow +38
Common Gull Larus canus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Bat Chiroptera2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Eupeodes · Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee
Syrphus Syrphus Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum 🌿 Plants 8 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black Nightshade · Elder · Bulrush · Butterfly-bush · White Dead-nettle +3
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Elder Sambucus nigra Bulrush Typha latifolia2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Hop Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,705 records · National Biodiversity Network Common Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Carrion Crow +38
Common Gull Larus canus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Bat Chiroptera2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Eupeodes · Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee
Syrphus Syrphus Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum 🌿 Plants 8 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black Nightshade · Elder · Bulrush · Butterfly-bush · White Dead-nettle +3
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Elder Sambucus nigra Bulrush Typha latifolia2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Hop Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Humulus lupulus2025
Humulus lupulus2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025 