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Hollowell Reservoir

110 ha

📷 Michael Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome110 ha

Getting here

52.35028, -0.99189

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦116+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Snipe
🐕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

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Stonechat, Snipe, Caspian Gull +113 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Stonechat, Snipe, Caspian Gull +113 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 — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Field Bindweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Bindweed · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Northamptonshire RoundWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Brampton Valley WayCycling route

Named route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route149 m

Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route191 m

Named routeRef 6Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route2.6 km

Named routeRef 6Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 6Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

9,411 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,411 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds64 species

autumn

2025

Caspian Gull · Stonechat · Pectoral Sandpiper · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose +59

Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TealAnas crecca
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
SnipeGallinago gallinago
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
SiskinSpinus spinus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GadwallMareca strepera
JayGarrulus glandarius
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoosanderMergus merganser
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RavenCorvus corax
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,411 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumn

2025

Caspian Gull · Stonechat · Pectoral Sandpiper · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose +59

Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TealAnas crecca
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
SnipeGallinago gallinago
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
SiskinSpinus spinus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GadwallMareca strepera
JayGarrulus glandarius
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoosanderMergus merganser
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RavenCorvus corax
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hollowell Reservoir from Welford Road.

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🌱The GreenUrban park1.4 km→🌱Hollowell Pocket ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Creaton Dog Walking ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.1 km→✦COTTESBROOKE HALLHistoric site2.5 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→

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