Dove Stone Reservoir 99 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 99 ha
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53.53087, -1.97587
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Binn Green Car park 53m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Binn Green Car park 53m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Xylota segnis, 7-spot Ladybird +167 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Xylota segnis, 7-spot Ladybird +167 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Hedge Woundwort, Herb-Robert +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Hedge Woundwort, Herb-Robert +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access; parking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Edale to Crowden) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Chew Road public footpath · 423 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 423 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Long Lane public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Path type: track
Show on map Hawk Yard Lane public footpath · 489 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 489 m Path type: residential
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stalybridge & Diggle Loop Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Delph Donkey Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Saddleworth Linear Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Tame Valley Loop Mountain bike route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref Advanced Length 29 km Local cycle route
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14,501 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,501 records · National Biodiversity Network Pheasant · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Meadow Pipit +49
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 31 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Asteia amoena · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Tree Bumblebee +26
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Asteia amoena Asteia amoena Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,501 records · National Biodiversity Network Pheasant · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Meadow Pipit +49
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 31 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Asteia amoena · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Tree Bumblebee +26
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Asteia amoena Asteia amoena Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Varied Carpet Beetle
Varied Carpet Beetle
Anthrenus verbasci
Anthrenus verbasci
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Pine Cone Bug Gastrodes grossipes
Pine Cone Bug Gastrodes grossipes
Nebria Nebria2025
Nebria Nebria2025
Leistus Leistus2025
Leistus Leistus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Simulium Simulium2025
Simulium Simulium2025
Cinara (Cinara) pinea Cinara (Cinara) pinea2025
Cinara (Cinara) pinea Cinara (Cinara) pinea2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Neoleria propinqua Neoleria propinqua2025
Neoleria propinqua Neoleria propinqua2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata2025
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata2025
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025
Themira lucida Themira lucida2025
Themira lucida Themira lucida2025
Rhamphomyia erythrophthalma Rhamphomyia erythrophthalma2025
Rhamphomyia erythrophthalma Rhamphomyia erythrophthalma2025
Rhamphomyia variabilis Rhamphomyia variabilis2025
Rhamphomyia variabilis Rhamphomyia variabilis2025
Ectemnius continuus Ectemnius continuus2025
Ectemnius continuus Ectemnius continuus2025
Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus2025
Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2025
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025 