Plan your visit
Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome
Getting here
55.33435, -2.10951
Best for
1 activityWildlife
Free70%Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v1 public path nearby
Public paths
🚶
vWalking
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
🚴Cycling
v6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 686Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route106 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
About this reservoir
Harbottle is a reservoir managed by Forestry England within their forest estate. Managed by Forestry England, the site is actively maintained for recreation and conservation.
Wildlife to spot
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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
Facilities
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Parking
Harbottle Castle Car Park · Free · 345m
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦CampHistoric site2.8 km→✦Iron Age defended settlement and later Romano-British settlement on Gallow Law, 600m north of Alwinton FarmHistoric site2.9 km→✦Romano-British settlement, 300m south east of Hosedon LinnHistoric site3.7 km→✦Cross dyke, 200m south east of Hosedon LinnHistoric site3.7 km→✦Round cairn, 160m north east of Hosedon LinnHistoric site4 km→✦Palisaded settlement, 200m NNE of Hosedon LinnHistoric site4.2 km→
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