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Gorpley Reservoir

14 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.70281, -2.13773

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +136 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +136 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai, Sericostoma personatum +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai, Sericostoma personatum +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Flowering Currant, Wood-sorrel +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
Rossendale WayWalking route

A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.

Named routeRegional walking route
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

74 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gorpley Reservoir

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Centre Vale ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Pollination StreetUrban park3.1 km→🌱Patmos GardenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Patmos GardenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Moorlands ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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