Dale Dike Reservoir
103 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome103 ha
Getting here
53.41817, -1.64026
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Stonechat
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Stonechat
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Kestrel +72 more · last seen 2026; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Kestrel +72 more · last seen 2026; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Common Green Grasshopper, Bibio pomonae +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Harebell, Soft-rush, Heather +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Black Bulgar, Leafy Brain, Scarlet Caterpillarclub +6 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Crook Hill Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route11.5 km▾
Named routeLength 11.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Lost Lad and Back Tor (Ethels), High PeakWalking route12.1 km▾
Named routeLength 12.1 kmDuration 04:00Round tripLocal walking route
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km▾
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 9Walking route14.5 km▾
Named routeLength 14.5 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 8Walking route16.9 km▾
Named routeLength 16.9 kmRegional walking route
Roger Lanepublic footpath · 143 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 143 mPath type: footway
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Thornhill TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lane Head Roadbridleway · 141 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 141 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Hall Lanebridleway · 290 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 290 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Hall Lanebridleway · 196 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 196 mSurface unpavedPath type: path
Lane Head Roadbridleway · 98 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 98 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
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Freezing fog begins to lift from Dale Dike reservoir
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Wildlife to spot
18,022 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,022 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGolden Plover · Pheasant · Kestrel · Starling · Carrion Crow +42
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2026▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Isoperla grammatica · Brachyptera risi
- Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica
- Brachyptera risiBrachyptera risi
Black Bulgar · Leafy Brain
- Black BulgarBulgaria inquinans
- Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea
Soft-rush · Heather · Bilberry · Pedunculate Oak · Common Bent +13
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,022 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGolden Plover · Pheasant · Kestrel · Starling · Carrion Crow +42
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2026▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Isoperla grammatica · Brachyptera risi
- Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica
- Brachyptera risiBrachyptera risi
Black Bulgar · Leafy Brain
- Black BulgarBulgaria inquinans
- Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea
Soft-rush · Heather · Bilberry · Pedunculate Oak · Common Bent +13
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas