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Redbrook Reservoir

9 ha

📷 John Topping · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.58478, -1.96132

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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
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Curlew, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lepraria incana s. lat., Physcia adscendens, Common Orange Lichen +13 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Lepraria incana s. lat., Physcia adscendens, Common Orange Lichen +13 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Dilated Scalewort +35 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Dilated Scalewort +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Hairstreak, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Hairstreak, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
GM Ringway Stage 10Walking route18.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough

Named routeLength 18.2 kmRegional walking route
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Oldham WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Standedge to Warland Reservoir)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Delph Donkey LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Saddleworth LinearCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route964 m
Named routeRef 68Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route771 m
Named routeRef 68Length 771 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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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

Redbrook Reservoir

📷 John Topping · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Redbrook Reservoir

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Nearby places

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🌱Diggle ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Chapel GardenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Brownhill Countryside CentreUrban park4.7 km→🌱The TipUrban park2.9 km→🌱The ParkUrban park3 km→🌱The ParkUrban park3 km→

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