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Redmires Upper Reservoir

31 ha

📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

53.36518, -1.61316

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Cow-wheat, Redshank, Harebell +33 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Cow-wheat, Redshank, Harebell +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Comma, Syrphus +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Comma, Syrphus +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Stagshorn, Candlesnuff Fungus · last seen 2025; Fungi — Yellow Stagshorn, Candlesnuff Fungus · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 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
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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 Upper reservoir

📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Redmires Upper reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hathersage ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Quarry Hill & Hill 60 WW1 training trenchesHistoric site600 m→✦Redmires First World War Training AreaHistoric site600 m→⛪Hathersage Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→💧Redmires Lower ReservoirReservoir900 m→💧Redmires Lower ReservoirReservoir900 m→

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