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Hallington Reservoir West

65 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.07807, -2.05646

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Mallard
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Mallard
🐕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 — Little Ringed Plover, Mallard, Cormorant +98 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Mallard, Cormorant +98 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 — Large Red Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Reivers' RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network

National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route66 m

Named routeRef 10Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 10Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route56 m

Named routeRef 10Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass

Main RouteCycling route3 km

Named routeRef 10Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,384 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,384 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

spring

2025

Little Ringed Plover · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Mallard +67

Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common GullLarus canus
RookCorvus frugilegus
TealAnas crecca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Barn OwlTyto alba
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoosanderMergus merganser
JackdawColoeus monedula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common TernSterna hirundo
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,384 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

spring

2025

Little Ringed Plover · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Mallard +67

Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common GullLarus canus
RookCorvus frugilegus
TealAnas crecca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Barn OwlTyto alba
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoosanderMergus merganser
JackdawColoeus monedula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
DunnockPrunella modularis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common TernSterna hirundo
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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