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Scout Moor High Level Reservoir

5 ha

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.67238, -2.26409

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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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Grey Heron, Wheatear +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Grey Heron, Wheatear +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tufted Hair-grass, Himalayan Balsam, Soft-rush +302 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Tufted Hair-grass, Himalayan Balsam, Soft-rush +302 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Sorrel, Hawthorn +29 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, White-letter Hairstreak +20 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, White-letter Hairstreak +20 more · last seen 2020

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
Rossendale WayWalking route

A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.

Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Vos Stansfield Road - Cowpe RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackburn Rd/Manchester Rd ACLCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 661Local cycle route
Britannia GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lee Quarry Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Lee Quarry Black RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Scout Moor High Level Reservoir

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Whittaker ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Whitaker ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Ground WorkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Stubbylee ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Helmshore Memorial Park (Snig Hole)Urban park4.6 km→🌱Nuttall ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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