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Gryfe Reservoir Number 2

55 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome55 ha

Getting here

55.90865, -4.73315

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Canada Goose, Meadow Pipit, Common Gull +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Meadow Pipit, Common Gull +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wavy Bitter-cress, Yorkshire-fog, Lesser Celandine +41 more · last seen 2014; Plants — Wavy Bitter-cress, Yorkshire-fog, Lesser Celandine +41 more · last seen 2014

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +6 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +6 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Dandelion, Common Nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

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

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Regional cycle route
Route 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route56 m
Named routeRef 75Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gryfe Reservoir No. 2

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gryfe Reservoir No. 2

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Coronation ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Birkmyre ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Bellville Community GardenUrban park3.7 km→🌱Grass WalkwayUrban park3.7 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Murdieston DamUrban park4.7 km→

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