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Redmires Middle Reservoir

33 ha

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

53.36526, -1.60651

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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· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Mallard, Goldfinch +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Mallard, Goldfinch +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Cow-wheat, Redshank, Harebell +32 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Cow-wheat, Redshank, Harebell +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Comma, Syrphus +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Comma, Syrphus +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

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

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Water Mint, Elder, Meadowsweet +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 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
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Cycling

12 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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Long Causewaybyway open to all traffic · 737 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 737 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Redmires Middle Reservoir

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Quarry Hill & Hill 60 WW1 training trenchesHistoric site1 km→✦Redmires First World War Training AreaHistoric site1 km→🦉PORTER VALLEY WOODLANDSNature reserve4.8 km→💧Redmires Lower ReservoirReservoir400 m→💧Redmires Lower ReservoirReservoir400 m→🦉FOX HAGGNature reserve2.6 km→

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