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Gryfe Reservoir Number 1

151 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome151 ha

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55.90905, -4.75640

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Carrion Crow
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Carrion Crow
🐕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

3 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Volucella pellucens, Sericomyia lappona · last seen 2020; Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Volucella pellucens, Sericomyia lappona · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Kelly CutWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Greenock CutWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Waterman's RoadWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 21Cycling route

Named routeRef 21Regional cycle route

Route 75Cycling route

Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route116 m

Named routeRef 75Length 116 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route105 m

Named routeRef 75Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route279 m

Named routeRef 75Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route659 m

Named routeRef 75Length 659 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,897 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,897 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds64 species

springsummer

2025

Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Common Gull · Willow Warbler +59

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SwallowHirundo rustica
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MagpiePica pica
RavenCorvus corax
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
CurlewNumenius arquata
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TealAnas crecca
SwiftApus apus
DunlinCalidris alpina
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoosanderMergus merganser
Rock DoveColumba livia
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SiskinSpinus spinus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
NuthatchSitta europaea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,897 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

springsummer

2025

Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Common Gull · Willow Warbler +59

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SwallowHirundo rustica
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MagpiePica pica
RavenCorvus corax
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
CurlewNumenius arquata
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TealAnas crecca
SwiftApus apus
DunlinCalidris alpina
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoosanderMergus merganser
Rock DoveColumba livia
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SiskinSpinus spinus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
NuthatchSitta europaea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Reid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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