Clowbridge Reservoir 51 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 51 ha
Places › England › North West › Burnley Getting here
53.74929, -2.26259
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 🅿️ Limey Lane 75m away — 14 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 🅿️ Limey Lane 75m away — 14 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Small White, Peacock +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Small White, Peacock +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Foxglove, Lungwort +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Foxglove, Lungwort +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access; parking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking 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 route Regional walking route
Show on map Burnley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BuW Regional walking route
Show on map Huncoat Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 604 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 604 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 685 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 685 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sweet Clough Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Dinghies on Clowbridge Reservoir
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Wildlife to spot
2,888 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,888 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-necked Grebe · Carrion Crow · Great Crested Grebe · Mallard · Curlew +47
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Curlew Numenius arquata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Teal Anas crecca Swift Apus apus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Whitethroat Curruca communis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Odontocerum albicorne
Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne Blackthorn · Lungwort · Alder · Grey Alder · Field Horsetail +5
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Alder Alnus glutinosa2025 Grey Alder Alnus incana2025 Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,888 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-necked Grebe · Carrion Crow · Great Crested Grebe · Mallard · Curlew +47
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Curlew Numenius arquata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Teal Anas crecca Swift Apus apus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Whitethroat Curruca communis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garrulus glandarius rufitergum Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Odontocerum albicorne
Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne Blackthorn · Lungwort · Alder · Grey Alder · Field Horsetail +5
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Alder Alnus glutinosa2025 Grey Alder Alnus incana2025 Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025 Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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