Slaithwaite Reservoir 8 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.62386, -1.89019
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Cormorant ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Cormorant ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Cormorant, Black-headed Gull +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Cormorant, Black-headed Gull +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Orange Balsam +30 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Orange Balsam +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
parking, café; Reservoir — waterside public access
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6 Walking route 13.7 km ▾
Named route Length 13.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 5 Walking route 17 km ▾
Named route Length 17 km Regional walking route
Show on map Standedge Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pighill Top Lane public footpath · 297 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 297 m Path type: footway
Show on map Pighill Top Lane public footpath · 10 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 10 m Surface grass Path type: service
Show on map Pighill Top Lane public footpath · 93 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 93 m Surface grass Path type: footway
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 964 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 964 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 771 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 771 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 463 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 463 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 43 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 43 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
8,684 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,684 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Cormorant · Carrion Crow +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swift Apus apus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goosander Mergus merganser Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Wood Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss · Gypsywort +8
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025 Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,684 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Cormorant · Carrion Crow +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swift Apus apus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goosander Mergus merganser Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Wood Bristle-moss · Common Feather-moss · Gypsywort +8
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025 Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Woodruff Galium odoratum2025
Woodruff Galium odoratum2025
Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria2024
Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria2024 