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Redmires Lower Reservoir

21 ha

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

53.36494, -1.60008

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Goldfinch
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CampsiteParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Goldfinch, Kestrel +87 more · last seen 2026; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Wren, Goldfinch, Kestrel +87 more · last seen 2026; Upland heathland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Cheilosia illustrata, Comma +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Cow-wheat, Guelder-rose, Redshank +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Coral Spot, Turkeytail +2 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Pink Route (Padley Gorge and Burbage Brook Walk), Longshaw EstateWalking route2.7 km

Access statement: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf

Named routeLength 2.7 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Porter Brook TrailWalking route
Named routeRef PorterLocal cycle route
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRef SRW
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Wyming Brook Drivepublic footpath · 91 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 91 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Wyming Brook Drivepublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: track
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route98 m
Named routeRef 6Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route100 m
Named routeRef 6Length 100 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route473 m
Named routeRef 6Length 473 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route58 m
Named routeRef 6Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

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Redmires Lower Reservoir

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stannington ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Quarry Hill & Hill 60 WW1 training trenchesHistoric site1.4 km→✦Redmires First World War Training AreaHistoric site1.4 km→✦PORTER VALLEY PARKSHistoric site4.6 km→💧Redmires Lower ReservoirReservoir0 m→✦Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field systemHistoric site4 km→