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Scar House Reservoir

132 ha

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome132 ha

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54.18807, -1.91205

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Chaffinch
🍄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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Chaffinch
🍄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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Chaffinch, Wheatear +100 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Chaffinch, Wheatear +100 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Scarlet Waxcap, Lecanora expallens, Oak Moss +66 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Scarlet Waxcap, Lecanora expallens, Oak Moss +66 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Potato Capsid, Leucozona lucorum +8 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Potato Capsid, Leucozona lucorum +8 more · last seen 2024

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Reservoir — waterside public access

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Nidderdale WayWalking route85 km

Named routeLength 85 kmRound tripRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway Trans-Pennine SpurCycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

In Moor Lanebyway open to all traffic · 3.6 km

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3.6 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

5,301 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,301 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

spring

2025

Chaffinch · Curlew · Willow Warbler · Mallard · Greylag Goose +48

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CurlewNumenius arquata
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
RedshankTringa totanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
CuckooCuculus canorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
DunlinCalidris alpina
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Stoat

StoatMustela erminea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,301 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

spring

2025

Chaffinch · Curlew · Willow Warbler · Mallard · Greylag Goose +48

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CurlewNumenius arquata
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
RedshankTringa totanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
CuckooCuculus canorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
DunlinCalidris alpina
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Stoat

StoatMustela erminea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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