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Picketlaw Reservoir

12 ha

📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

55.73399, -4.28290

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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
  • 🐕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

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Small Tortoiseshell +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Small Tortoiseshell +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell · last seen 2017; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Old Drove Road Walking RouteWalking route
Named route
White Cart WalkwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thornliebank to Mearns Cross Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A77 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
East Kilbride Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
East Kilbride to Strathaven cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Eaglesham to Strathaven Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Eaglesham to East Kilbride signed cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Picketlaw Reservoir

📷 Richard Sutcliffe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Picketlaw Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Broom ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱The OrryUrban park600 m→🦉MossneukNature reserve4.7 km→🌱Millennium ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Broomburn ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Shawwood ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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