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Upper Castleshaw Reservoir

24 ha

📷 Michael Fox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

53.58698, -2.00502

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow
🐕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

3 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Bibio pomonae, Blue-tailed Damselfly · last seen 2025; Insects — Bibio pomonae, Blue-tailed Damselfly · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Rochdale WayWalking route

Named routeRef RochRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 10Walking route18.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough

Named routeLength 18.2 kmRegional walking route

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Oldham WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Delph Donkey LineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Saddleworth LinearCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km

Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

63,181 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

63,181 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2025

Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Jackdaw · Grey Heron +43

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common GullLarus canus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RavenCorvus corax
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser
GadwallMareca strepera
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LapwingVanellus vanellus
DipperCinclus cinclus

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Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

63,181 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2025

Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Jackdaw · Grey Heron +43

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common GullLarus canus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RavenCorvus corax
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoosanderMergus merganser
GadwallMareca strepera
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LapwingVanellus vanellus
DipperCinclus cinclus

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Fox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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