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Lamaload Reservoir

50 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome50 ha

Getting here

53.27245, -2.04237

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Avens, Common Dog-violet, Centaurea nigra +128 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Avens, Common Dog-violet, Centaurea nigra +128 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Dandelion, Hogweed +19 more foraging species

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +6 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Reservoir — waterside public access; parking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 20Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 19Walking route15.3 km
Named routeLength 15.3 kmRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 18Walking route13.7 km
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
Lamaload Roadpublic footpath · 780 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 780 mPath type: unclassified
Lamaload Roadpublic footpath · 49 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Middlewood WayCycling route
Named route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route434 m
Named routeRef 55Length 434 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grit and Gears IIMountain bike route
Named route
Forest BridlewayMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lamaload Reservoir

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

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🌱Bollington CenotaphUrban park4.7 km→🌱Coronation GardensUrban park4.8 km→💧Trentabank ReservoirReservoir3.9 km→💧Trentabank ReservoirReservoir3.9 km→🐄Windyway Kennels and Animal SanctuaryVisitor farm2.6 km→🏞️TEGGS NOSECountry park3.7 km→

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