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Butterley Reservoir

39 ha

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha

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53.06329, -1.40393

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Catch A Bite — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Catch A Bite — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

parking, café; Reservoir — waterside public access

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Amber Valley Routeways Walk 11Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route

Named route

Amber Valley Routeways 13Walking route

Named route

Butterley Lanepublic footpath · 208 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 208 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Bridle Lanepublic footpath · 339 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 339 mSurface asphaltPath type: path

Butterley Lanepublic footpath · 125 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 125 mSurface gravelPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Ripley GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

30,508 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,508 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Teal · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Mallard · Carrion Crow +34

TealAnas crecca2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Round-leaved Crowfoot

Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,508 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Teal · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Mallard · Carrion Crow +34

TealAnas crecca2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Round-leaved Crowfoot

Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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