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Scaling Dam Reservoir

120 ha

📷 Philip Barker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome120 ha

Getting here

54.50304, -0.84925

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Moorhen
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 449m away

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Greylag Goose, Moorhen, Mallard +82 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Greylag Goose, Moorhen, Mallard +82 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Reservoir — waterside public access; parking

Varies

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers; Insects — Common Darter, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Crookneck Nodding-moss, Raspberry Bryum, Cylindric Ditrichum +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Esk Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
Samaritan WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Ridings on FootWalking route
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route

Alternative route of EV12 between Whitby and Brotton following national routes 165 and 168.

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route878 m
Named routeRef 165Length 878 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.9 km
Named routeRef 165Length 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km
Named routeRef 165Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Boghouse Lanebridleway · 540 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 540 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View from the jetty at Scaling Dam Reservoir

📷 Philip Barker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from the jetty at Scaling Dam Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Scaling Dam ReservoirReservoir0 m→✦Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor, 800m south west of Nan StoneHistoric site1.9 km→✦Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck SwangHistoric site4.5 km→✦Late Iron Age and Roman settlement on Roxby Low Moor, 225m south of Moor House FarmHistoric site2.1 km→✦Danby Beacon round barrowHistoric site3.4 km→✦Round barrow on Ugthorpe Moor known as Loose Howe, 130m south west of Day Well HouseHistoric site3.8 km→