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Upper Gorple Reservoir

34 ha

📷 shikari · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

53.77861, -2.11993

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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
  • 🐕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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Red Grouse (scotica) +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Red Grouse (scotica) +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fir Clubmoss, Red Bog-moss, Hazel +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Fir Clubmoss, Red Bog-moss, Hazel +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Plectrocnemia conspersa, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai +24 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Plectrocnemia conspersa, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai +24 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Bilberry, Conocephalum salebrosum

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calder Aire LinkWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10.7 km
Named routeRef 68Length 10.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route45 m
Named routeRef 66Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gorple Upper Reservoir from Hare Stones col

📷 shikari · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gorple Upper Reservoir from Hare Stones col

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