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Colt Crag Reservoir

275 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome275 ha

Getting here

55.09883, -2.10403

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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
  • 🌿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

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Cormorant, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Cormorant, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Alder Disc-miner · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Disc-miner · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 10Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route56 m
Named routeRef 10Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 10Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Colt Crag Reservoir

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Colt Crag Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Shrunken medieval village, tower and fishpond at Little SwinburneHistoric site1.6 km→💧Hallington Reservoir EastReservoir4.3 km→💧Hallington Reservoir EastReservoir4.3 km→✦Romano-British farmstead 260m west of Plashetts FarmHistoric site4.4 km→💧Little Swinburn ReservoirReservoir1.5 km→💧Little Swinburn ReservoirReservoir1.5 km→

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