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Tittesworth Reservoir

197 ha

📷 Martyn Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

AncientBirdsBluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome197 ha

Getting here

53.13353, -2.01261

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
  • 💜Bluebell walks 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

12 activities

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Great Tit +83 more · last seen 2026; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sneezewort, Gorse, Stinking Hellebore +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Great Tit +83 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Phaonia angelicae, Eristalis pertinax, Brown Hawker +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 46 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Gritstone Trail (River Dane - Rushton Spencer)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fosters TrailWalking route
Named route
Leekfrith 10public footpath · 285 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 285 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Tittesworth 3public footpath · 282 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 282 mPath type: path
Whitty Lanepublic footpath · 471 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 471 mPath type: service
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 559Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route302 m
Named routeRef 559Length 302 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km
Named routeRef 559Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route643 m
Named routeRef 559Length 643 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tittesworth Reservoir

📷 Martyn Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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