Plan your visit
Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome71 ha
Getting here
55.08332, -3.81114
Best for
1 activityWildlife
Good match
Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚴Cycling
v5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
National Byway Dumfries LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Glenkiln Loop Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef GLLocal cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
NCN 7 Workington link
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in the Solway Firth area
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10.8 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 10.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
About this reservoir
Glenkiln Reservoir is a reservoir covering 71 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦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
🌱 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
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
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