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Harperrig Reservoir

184 ha

📷 Alan O'Dowd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome184 ha

Getting here

55.83412, -3.44446

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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
  • 🐕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
Parking· Free

Best for

2 activities

Bird watching

Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Wildlife

Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yellow WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Green PathWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Red WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (Harperrig to West Linton)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bankton Mains PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Murieston PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alderstone PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Murieston TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Waverley PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Newfarm PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Carlops-Balerno MTBMountain bike route
Named route
Little Vantage to BaddinsgillMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Scottish Borders)Mountain bike route154.8 km
Named routeLength 154.8 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

South shore of Harperrig Reservoir

📷 Alan O'Dowd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

South shore of Harperrig Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Harperrig ReservoirReservoir0 m→✦Cairns CastleHistoric site800 m→💧Morton ReservoirReservoir3.2 km→✦Castle Greg Roman FortletHistoric site4.9 km→💧Morton ReservoirReservoir3.2 km→

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