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Clough Bottom Reservoir

22 ha

📷 Mr T · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

53.73789, -2.23203

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Raven
  • 🌿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

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Raven, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Raven, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Mouse-ear, Spanish Bluebell, Wall Screw-moss +79 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Mouse-ear, Spanish Bluebell, Wall Screw-moss +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Rubus tuberculatus, Elder +7 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rossendale WayWalking route

A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.

Named routeRegional walking route
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Rossendale Waypublic footpath · 152 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 152 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Rossendale Waypublic footpath · 941 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 941 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Rossendale Waypublic footpath · 15 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mSurface unpavedIncline upPath type: steps
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mary Townley Loop / Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 514 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 514 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Mary Townley Loop / Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 491 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 491 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Mary Towneley Loopbridleway · 777 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 777 mPath type: bridleway
Mary Townley Loop / Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 490 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 490 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Clough Bottom reservoir

📷 Mr T · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Clough Bottom reservoir

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Nearby places

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✦TOWNELEY HALLHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Towneley ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Edgeside ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Hawthorn RoadUrban park4.7 km→🌱Hawthorn RoadUrban park4.7 km→🌱Healy WoodUrban park4.8 km→

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