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Cowpe Reservoir

12 ha

📷 shikari · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.67739, -2.23970

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Skylark +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Skylark +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Common Cottongrass +164 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Common Cottongrass +164 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Dandelion, Hawthorn +17 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — White-letter Hairstreak, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White-letter Hairstreak, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 35 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
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional 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
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
Cowpe Roadpublic footpath · 35 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mPath type: track
Boarsgreave Lanepublic footpath · 21 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mPath type: unclassified
Boarsgreave Lanepublic footpath · 6 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rooley Moor Roadbridleway · 839 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 839 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 433 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 433 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: bridleway
Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 1.7 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.7 kmSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Peninne Bridlewaybridleway · 67 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 67 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: bridleway
Cowpe Roadbridleway · 89 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 89 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cowpe reservoir from the Pennine bridleway

📷 shikari · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cowpe reservoir from the Pennine bridleway

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