🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
↑ Share
Free entry Dogs welcome 55 ha
Places › England › North West › Blackburn with Darwen Getting here
53.63590, -2.45518
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Meadowsweet, Common Nettle +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Bog Asphodel, Rhododendron +95 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Bog Asphodel, Rhododendron +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Emerald Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Emerald Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Rotary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 573 m ▾
Named route Length 573 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Sailing on Delph Reservoir
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ Visitor access unverified. We don't yet have confirmed information about walking routes or public access at this reservoir. If you've visited, please help us improve this page.
How useful was the information on this page?
Something wrong on this page?
id: 041d6e42-b81b-451a-974b-13ebdcddd286
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Wildlife to spot
15,352 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 15,352 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jay · Wren · Kestrel · Great Tit · Robin +41
Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Hawker · Black Darter
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Black Darter Sympetrum danae Cross-leaved Heath · Cranberry · Rhododendron · Bilberry · Bog Asphodel +3
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2025 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Heather Calluna vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,352 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jay · Wren · Kestrel · Great Tit · Robin +41
Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Hawker · Black Darter
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Black Darter Sympetrum danae Cross-leaved Heath · Cranberry · Rhododendron · Bilberry · Bog Asphodel +3
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2025 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Heather Calluna vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Foxglove
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Digitalis purpurea
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
