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Morton Reservoir

14 ha

📷 Eric Ingram · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

55.85548, -3.47934

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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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Bullfinch, Song Thrush, Chiffchaff +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Bullfinch, Song Thrush, Chiffchaff +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Common Blue Damselfly, Large White +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Common Blue Damselfly, Large White +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Sallow, Creeping Buttercup, Soft-rush +218 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Common Sallow, Creeping Buttercup, Soft-rush +218 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Rowan, Hawthorn +29 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yellow WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Green PathWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Red WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (Harperrig to West Linton)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Cycling

74 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75National Cycle Network
Peel PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bankton Mains PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Murieston PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Almond PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Uphall to East CalderCycling route
Named routeRef WL17Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Little Vantage to BaddinsgillMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Morton Reservoir access road

📷 Eric Ingram · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Morton Reservoir access road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Almondell and Calderwood Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Howden ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱East Calder ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Ennis Neighbourhood ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Kirknewton Local ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Almond ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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