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Pickup Bank Reservoir

5 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.70798, -2.42361

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Yellow-legged Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Yellow-legged Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Puccinia lapsanae, Ramularia rubella, Hazel Woodwart +13 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Puccinia lapsanae, Ramularia rubella, Hazel Woodwart +13 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Water Mint, Giant Blackberry +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cow Parsley, Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell +122 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +98 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pickup Bank Reservoir

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pickup Bank Reservoir

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Nearby places

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🌱Sunnyhurst WoodUrban park4.6 km→🦉SUNNYHURST WOODSNature reserve4.6 km→🌱Blacksnape Playing FieldsUrban park2.1 km→🦉RIVER DARWEN PARKWAYNature reserve4.4 km→✦SUNNYHURST WOODSHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Shorey BankUrban park3.1 km→

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