Langthwaite Reservoir 18 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
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54.02523, -2.76692
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Holly, Ivy +53 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Holly, Ivy +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lune Valley Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map University Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
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Chiroptera
Chiroptera
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Stoat Mustela erminea2025
Stoat Mustela erminea2025
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025
Otter Lutra lutra2024
Otter Lutra lutra2024
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Thanasimus femoralis Thanasimus femoralis2025
Thanasimus femoralis Thanasimus femoralis2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Ptinus sexpunctatus Ptinus sexpunctatus2025
Ptinus sexpunctatus Ptinus sexpunctatus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 2025
2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
New Zealand Bitter-cress Cardamine corymbosa
New Zealand Bitter-cress Cardamine corymbosa
Hybrid Lenten-rose Helleborus x hybridus
Hybrid Lenten-rose Helleborus x hybridus
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2025
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Elymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatus Elymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatus2025
Elymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatus Elymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatus2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Allium cristophii Allium cristophii2025
Allium cristophii Allium cristophii2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2025
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2025
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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