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Rivelin Upper Reservoir

8 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.37859, -1.59561

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Lapwing +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Lapwing +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Cow-wheat, Bulbous Buttercup, Large-leaved Avens +48 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Cow-wheat, Bulbous Buttercup, Large-leaved Avens +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Guelder-rose, Spotted Dead-nettle, Bilberry +11 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Small White, Cheilosia illustrata +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Small White, Cheilosia illustrata +43 more · last seen 2026

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 10Walking route15 km
Named routeLength 15 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 9Walking route14.5 km
Named routeLength 14.5 kmRegional walking route
🚴

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
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Wyming Brook Drivebridleway · 575 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 575 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Wyming Brook Drivebridleway · 810 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 810 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rivelin Dams - the upper reservoir

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rivelin Dams - the upper reservoir

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stannington ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦Redmires First World War Training AreaHistoric site2 km→✦Quarry Hill & Hill 60 WW1 training trenchesHistoric site2 km→🦉PORTER VALLEY WOODLANDSNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Deer ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦PORTER VALLEY PARKSHistoric site4.6 km→

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