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Grassholme Reservoir

424 ha

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome424 ha

Getting here

54.59509, -2.09719

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — White Fibrecap, Beech Milkcap, Protomyces macrosporus +168 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Leuctra fusca, Small Tortoiseshell +9 more · last seen 2025; Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Kirk Yetholm)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route

UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.

Named routeRegional walking route
Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tees Railway PathWalking route9.7 km

Follows route of former Tees Valley Railway

Named routeLength 9.7 kmLocal walking route
Low Force GeotrailWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 kmLocal walking route
Kelton Lanepublic footpath · 216 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 216 mPath type: service
Kelton Lanepublic footpath · 472 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 472 mPath type: service
Kelton Lanepublic footpath · 100 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 100 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grassholme Reservoir

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Medieval iron industry and settlement and Bronze Age burial cairns extending from 260m north west of Eel Beck to 140m south east of Wash BeckHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Mickleton Station Picnic AreaUrban park3.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→💧Grassholme ReservoirReservoir0 m→💧Selset ReservoirReservoir3 km→💧Selset ReservoirReservoir3 km→