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Lower Roddlesworth Reservoir

6 ha

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.69557, -2.52753

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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
  • 🍄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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Blackfoot Polypore, Variable Oysterling +61 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Blackfoot Polypore, Variable Oysterling +61 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Crowberry, Hogweed, Garlic Mustard +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cranberry, Cross-leaved Heath, Crowberry +81 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cranberry, Cross-leaved Heath, Crowberry +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Waterside walks

Open water — lake or pond with public access

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named route
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Willowherb & Lower Roddlesworth Reservoir

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Willowherb & Lower Roddlesworth Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sunnyhurst WoodUrban park2.4 km→🦉SUNNYHURST WOODSNature reserve2.4 km→🌱Witton ParkUrban park5 km→✦SUNNYHURST WOODSHistoric site2.4 km→🦉RIVER DARWEN PARKWAYNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Bold Venture ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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