Gorton Upper Reservoir 60 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 60 ha
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53.46464, -2.14961
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull +66 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Foxglove, Dandelion, Thale Cress +51 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Foxglove, Dandelion, Thale Cress +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Dandelion, Ramsons, Hazel
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km 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 Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cheshire Ring Canal Walk Walking route ▾
207 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 626 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 626 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ashton Canal Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Heatons Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Fallowfield Loop Cycling route ▾
Ashton to Oldham Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,766 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,766 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Water Scorpion +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2025 Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Dandelion · Thale Cress · Turnip · Shepherd's-purse · Meadow Buttercup +8
Dandelion Taraxacum Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Turnip Brassica rapa Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025 Sowbread Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,766 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Water Scorpion +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2025 Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Dandelion · Thale Cress · Turnip · Shepherd's-purse · Meadow Buttercup +8
Dandelion Taraxacum Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Turnip Brassica rapa Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025 Sowbread Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025 Cyclamen hederifolium2025
Cyclamen hederifolium2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Pale Toadflax Linaria repens2025
Pale Toadflax Linaria repens2025
Bear's-breech Acanthus mollis2025
Bear's-breech Acanthus mollis2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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