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Fewston Reservoir

201 ha

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome201 ha

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53.98605, -1.72458

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Black-headed Gull, Wren +88 more · last seen 2026; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Black-headed Gull, Wren +88 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Spiked Shieldbug, Eristalis pertinax, Eyed Ladybird +35 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Redshank, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nidderdale WayWalking route85 km

Named routeLength 85 kmRound tripRegional walking route

6 Dales TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dales Way - Harrogate Link PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Green Lanepublic footpath · 311 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 311 mPath type: track

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Swinsty Cycle routeMountain bike route

Named route

Warren Boulder TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Red LoopMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

11,329 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,329 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

summerautumn

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Great Tit +60

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SwiftApus apus2025

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Insects22 species

summer

2025

Volucella pellucens · Sericomyia silentis · Meliscaeva cinctella · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly +17

Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Leucozona glaucia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,329 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

summerautumn

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Great Tit +60

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2025

Volucella pellucens · Sericomyia silentis · Meliscaeva cinctella · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly +17

Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Leucozona glaucia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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