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Poaka Beck Reservoir

24 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

54.19517, -3.16198

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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
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Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Mallard +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Mallard +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2018; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2018

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Silecroft to SilverdaleWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Furness Haematite TrailWalking route

Industrial heritage walks across the Furness Peninsula

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route674 m
Named routeRef 70Length 674 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.1 km
Named routeRef 70Length 4.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 70Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 70Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Poaka Beck Reservoir

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

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🌱Ford ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Ford ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Askam Ireleth Memorial GardenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Lightburn ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Millennium GardenUrban park3.2 km→🌱The HaggUrban park4.9 km→

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