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Swinsty Reservoir

156 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome156 ha

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53.97594, -1.70261

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 407m away

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 407m away

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Robin +92 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Robin +92 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Sericomyia silentis, Meliscaeva cinctella +36 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Two-horned Pincerwort, Silky Wall Feather-moss +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Reservoir — waterside public access; parking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

6 Dales TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dales Way - Harrogate Link PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Swinsty Cycle routeMountain bike route

Named route

Warren Boulder TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Red LoopMountain bike route

Named route

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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

High Lanebridleway · 606 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 606 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

9,171 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,171 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

summerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Nuthatch · Robin · Mallard · Jackdaw +66

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
NuthatchSitta europaea
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
SwallowHirundo rustica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RavenCorvus corax
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
BlackbirdTurdus merula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Strix aluco sylvaticaStrix aluco sylvatica
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwiftApus apus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CuckooCuculus canorus
RedshankTringa totanus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little OwlAthene noctua

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Insects17 species

summer

2025

Spiked Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens · Sericomyia silentis · Meliscaeva cinctella · Cheilosia illustrata +12

Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eyed Ladybird

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,171 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

summerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Nuthatch · Robin · Mallard · Jackdaw +66

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
NuthatchSitta europaea
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
SwallowHirundo rustica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RavenCorvus corax
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
BlackbirdTurdus merula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Strix aluco sylvaticaStrix aluco sylvatica
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwiftApus apus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CuckooCuculus canorus
RedshankTringa totanus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little OwlAthene noctua

🐝

Insects17 species

summer

2025

Spiked Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens · Sericomyia silentis · Meliscaeva cinctella · Cheilosia illustrata +12

Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eyed Ladybird

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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