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New Years Bridge Reservoir

14 ha

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

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53.59254, -2.02530

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)

Varies

Waterside walks

Good match

Reservoir — waterside public access; parking

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Bibio pomonae, Dull Four-spined Legionnaire · last seen 2025; Insects — Bibio pomonae, Dull Four-spined Legionnaire · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Rochdale WayWalking route

Named routeRef RochRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 10Walking route18.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough

Named routeLength 18.2 kmRegional walking route

Oldham WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Pennine Way (Standedge to Warland Reservoir)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Delph Donkey LineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Saddleworth LinearCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km

Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

Dowry Roadbridleway · 361 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 361 mPath type: bridleway

Rough Hey Lanebridleway · 987 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 987 mSurface mudPath type: track

Moor Lanebridleway · 652 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 652 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

59,554 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

59,554 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Cormorant · Little Grebe +40

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
RavenCorvus corax2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025

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Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

59,554 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Cormorant · Little Grebe +40

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
RavenCorvus corax2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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