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Talla Reservoir

748 ha

📷 wrobison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome748 ha

Getting here

55.47912, -3.39554

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Mallard
  • 🌿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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Mallard, Common Sandpiper +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Mallard, Common Sandpiper +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rowan, Glaucous Sedge, Cuckooflower +335 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Rowan, Glaucous Sedge, Cuckooflower +335 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Wild Thyme, Wood-sorrel +23 more foraging species

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Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Pachytodes cerambyciformis, Brown Chafer +21 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green-veined White, Pachytodes cerambyciformis, Brown Chafer +21 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Grey Mare's Tail and Loch Skeen TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RW 3Local walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Border LoopCycling route
Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route
Innerleithen Purple RouteCycling route86 km
Named routeRef purpleLength 86 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Single track road at Talla Reservoir

📷 wrobison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Single track road at Talla Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Fruid ReservoirReservoir3.2 km→💧Talla ReservoirReservoir0 m→💧Fruid ReservoirReservoir3.2 km→✦Hawkshaw CastleHistoric site4 km→

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