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Cobbinshaw Reservoir

358 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome358 ha

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55.80541, -3.56785

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Mallard
🌿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

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Mallard
🌿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

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Cormorant, Mallard, Greylag Goose +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Cormorant, Mallard, Greylag Goose +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Yorkshire-fog, Soft-rush +91 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Yorkshire-fog, Soft-rush +91 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Sicus ferrugineus, Scathophaga stercoraria, Heather Beetle +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sicus ferrugineus, Scathophaga stercoraria, Heather Beetle +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Common Sorrel, Hawthorn +6 more foraging species

Varies

Wildlife to spot

6,746 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,746 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Greylag Goose · Mallard · Cormorant · Tufted Duck · Pied Wagtail +69

Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RavenCorvus corax
GoosanderMergus merganser
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WigeonMareca penelope
TealAnas crecca
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SnipeGallinago gallinago
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SiskinSpinus spinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Rock DoveColumba livia
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwiftApus apus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,746 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Greylag Goose · Mallard · Cormorant · Tufted Duck · Pied Wagtail +69

Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RavenCorvus corax
GoosanderMergus merganser
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RedshankTringa totanus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WigeonMareca penelope
TealAnas crecca
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SnipeGallinago gallinago
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SiskinSpinus spinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Rock DoveColumba livia
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwiftApus apus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan O'Dowd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Burngrange ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Tarbrax commonUrban park2.9 km→🌱Burngrange CemeteryUrban park4.7 km→⛪West Kirk of CalderReligious grounds4.9 km→💧Cobbinshaw ReservoirReservoir0 m→⛳Harburn Golf ClubGolf course3.2 km→

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