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Naden Middle Reservoir

16 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

53.64729, -2.22285

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Carrion Crow, Canada Goose +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Carrion Crow, Canada Goose +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marsh Thistle, Common Bistort, Himalayan Balsam +28 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marsh Thistle, Common Bistort, Himalayan Balsam +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hawker, Black Darter, Dark-edged Bee-fly +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Black Darter, Dark-edged Bee-fly +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Bistort, Common Nettle, Raspberry +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
Rossendale WayWalking route

A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.

Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Route 92Cycling route
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitworth GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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Naden Middle Reservoir

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Naden Middle Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉HEALEY DELLNature reserve2.9 km→🌱Denehurst ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Falinge ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱The Mary Close ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Denehurst ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Whitworth Memorial GardensUrban park4.1 km→

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