Middle Lowercroft Reservoir 8 ha
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Places › England › North West › Bury Getting here
53.59488, -2.34845
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Xylota segnis, Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Xylota segnis, Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bistort, Pignut, Lesser Celandine +89 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Bistort, Pignut, Lesser Celandine +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Bistort, Sweet Cicely, Garlic Mustard +18 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 12 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named route Length 21.1 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bradley Fold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Roch Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bury to Bolton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kirklees Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Daisyfield Greenway Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
12,437 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,437 records · National Biodiversity Network Common Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Magpie +32
Common Gull Larus canus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Bat · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Bat Chiroptera2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Sphaerophoria · Syrphus · Eupeodes · Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee +9
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Syrphus Syrphus Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Elder · Hop · Himalayan Balsam · Opium Poppy
Elder Sambucus nigra Hop Humulus lupulus2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,437 records · National Biodiversity Network Common Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Magpie +32
Common Gull Larus canus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Bat · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Bat Chiroptera2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Sphaerophoria · Syrphus · Eupeodes · Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee +9
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Syrphus Syrphus Eupeodes Eupeodes Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Elder · Hop · Himalayan Balsam · Opium Poppy
Elder Sambucus nigra Hop Humulus lupulus2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus 