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Swinden Reservoirs

33 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

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53.79646, -2.17014

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Hawker, Emerald Damselfly, Black Darter +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Hawker, Emerald Damselfly, Black Darter +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Reservoir — waterside public access

Varies

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Bronte Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Pendle WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Burnley WayWalking route

Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route

Brun Valley GreenwayWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 604Cycling route

Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network

Route 68Cycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Pendle Water BridlewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route599 m

Named routeRef 68Length 599 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km

Named routeLength 172.2 km

Wildlife to spot

10,964 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,964 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2025

Common Gull · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +43

Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RavenCorvus corax
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little OwlAthene noctua
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
TealAnas crecca
JayGarrulus glandarius
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Canada GooseBranta canadensis

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,964 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2025

Common Gull · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +43

Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RavenCorvus corax
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little OwlAthene noctua
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
TealAnas crecca
JayGarrulus glandarius
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Canada GooseBranta canadensis

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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