Getting here
54.66699, -2.30635
Best for
4 activitiesDog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Wildlife
Free70%Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Waterside walks
Varies68%Reservoir — waterside public access
Picnic day out
Free52%Reservoir — waterside day out
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
14
2 named nearby · 12 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
3
3 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm) · Walking0
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale) · Walking0
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland) · Cycling0
Great North Trail (North Pennines and Kielder Forest) · Mountain bike123.9 km
Old Mine Tramway · public footpath
About this reservoir
Cow Green Reservoir is a reservoir covering 723 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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