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North Esk Reservoir

12 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

55.80886, -3.35011

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Greylag Goose, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Greylag Goose, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly +82 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Procumbent Pearlwort, Heather, Bilberry +163 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Procumbent Pearlwort, Heather, Bilberry +163 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Meadowsweet, Autumn Hawkbit +14 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pentland Way (Cross Borders Drove Road to Glencorse Reservoir)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cross Borders Drove Road (Harperrig to West Linton)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
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Mountain biking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bavelaw-FlotterstoneMountain bike route
Named route
Bavelaw-Nine Mile BurnMountain bike route
Named routeMtb
Black Hill MTBMountain bike route
Named route
Carlops-Balerno MTBMountain bike route
Named route
Capital TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Little Vantage to BaddinsgillMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

North Esk Reservoir

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

North Esk Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Baddinsgill ReservoirReservoir3.5 km→✦Harelaw Muir Long CairnHistoric site4.3 km→✦Bavelaw CastleHistoric site4.8 km→✦GowkstaneHistoric site4.9 km→⛳Rutherford Castle Golf CourseGolf course4.3 km→✦Thomas Dunmore MemorialHistoric site2.4 km→

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