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Orrin Reservoir

1,323 ha

📷 David Maclennan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome1,323 ha

Getting here

57.50890, -4.71027

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Whooper Swan, Skylark +19 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Whooper Swan, Skylark +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Green-ribbed Sedge, Bearberry, Bell Heather +146 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Green-ribbed Sedge, Bearberry, Bell Heather +146 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Plants — Crowberry agg., Bilberry, Wood-sorrel +10 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Heath, Argent & Sable, Small Heath +36 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Large Heath, Argent & Sable, Small Heath +36 more · last seen 2018

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ochrolechia frigida f. frigida, Mountain Saffron, Heath Waxcap +1 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Ochrolechia frigida f. frigida, Mountain Saffron, Heath Waxcap +1 more · last seen 2012

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Northern Highlands)Mountain bike route166.4 km
Named routeLength 166.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Orrin Reservoir

📷 David Maclennan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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