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Romach Reservoir

36 ha

📷 Alan Hodgson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

57.54894, -3.55705

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bilberry, Sitka Spruce, Green-ribbed Sedge +199 more · last seen 2022

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coal Tit, Wren, Bullfinch +25 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coal Tit, Wren, Bullfinch +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Green Earthtongue, Grey Tooth, Brown Birch Bolete +7 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Green Earthtongue, Grey Tooth, Brown Birch Bolete +7 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Rowan, Common Sorrel +14 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Scotch Argus, Large White +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Scotch Argus, Large White +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Dava WayWalking route38 km
Named routeLength 38 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Raft on Romach Loch

📷 Alan Hodgson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Raft on Romach Loch

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💧Romach ReservoirReservoir0 m→✦Templestone Stone CircleHistoric site4.9 km→

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