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Kentmere Reservoir

28 ha

📷 Ibn Musa · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

54.46482, -2.85761

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Raven
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Wheatear +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Wheatear +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow Saxifrage, Marsh Bryum, Yellow Fringe-moss +68 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Yellow Saxifrage, Marsh Bryum, Yellow Fringe-moss +68 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +19 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Peltigera leucophlebia · last seen 2010; Fungi — Peltigera leucophlebia · last seen 2010

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hartsop to Hayeswater Gill Trail, Ullswater ValleyWalking route3.2 km

From Hartsop village, follow Hayeswater Gill up to the reservoir (which once fed into north-west England's water supply) on a circular walk surrounded by towering Lake District fells. Discover local mining and milling history as you go. Some steep climbs.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Ambleside to Troutbeck Walk, WindermereWalking route9.3 km

From Ambleside, walk through country lanes, woods & fields. Get views of Windermere, visit Troutbeck village & Townend farmhouse, before returning to Ambleside via a more challenging route over Wansfell Pike with great views over the surrounding fells.

Named routeLength 9.3 kmDuration 04:00-05:00Round tripLocal walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
Windermere to Townend walk, WindermereWalking route12.8 km

Follow this walk to Townend, a 17th-century farmhouse in Troutbeck, which provides an insight into the local area. Views of the fells, a church with stained glass windows by Sir E. Burne-Jones & W. Morris. A challenging alternate return option available.

Named routeLength 12.8 kmDuration 02:30-04:30Round tripLocal walking route
Wansfell from Troutbeck Walk, WindermereWalking route10.1 km

Follow this challenging circular trail along old tracks and footpaths from Troutbeck to the fells. You're rewarded with outstanding views over Windermere and Ambleside from the top of Wansfell. Some rocky, uneven ground.

Named routeLength 10.1 kmDuration 03:00-05:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

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Photos

Kentmere Reservoir in high wind

📷 Ibn Musa · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kentmere Reservoir in high wind

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Low Kingate concentric stone circleHistoric site3.6 km→✦Low Kingate stone circleHistoric site3.6 km→✦Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and Romano-British farmstead north west of Tongue House Barn.Historic site1.3 km→✦Medieval shieling 70m west of Trout BeckHistoric site2.2 km→✦Medieval shieling 150m west of Trout BeckHistoric site2.3 km→✦Round cairn 15m east of Hagg GillHistoric site2.8 km→

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