Getting here
54.66699, -2.30635
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Cow Green Reservoir Parking 184m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Cow Green Reservoir Parking 184m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Carabus nitens, Sericomyia silentis · last seen 2025
Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Oystercatcher, Lapwing +21 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Strong match
Lowland fens priority habitat; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Oystercatcher, Lapwing +21 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bird's-eye Primrose, Yellow Saxifrage, Spring Gentian +75 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bird's-eye Primrose, Yellow Saxifrage, Spring Gentian +75 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
Old Mine Tramwaypublic footpath · 208 m
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route
The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest)Mountain bike route123.9 km
🐴Horse riding
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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