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Walshaw Dean Higher Reservoir

16 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

53.80646, -2.05110

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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

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Red Grouse (scotica) +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Red Grouse (scotica) +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Small White, Oak Eggar +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Heath, Small White, Oak Eggar +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rhododendron, Purple Moor-grass, Cross-leaved Heath +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rhododendron, Purple Moor-grass, Cross-leaved Heath +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Crags Walk, Hardcastle CragsWalking route1.3 km
Named routeLength 1.3 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calder Aire LinkWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional 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
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Mountain biking

2 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Driveway alongside Walshaw Dean Upper Reservoir

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Driveway alongside Walshaw Dean Upper Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Walshaw Dean Middle ReservoirReservoir700 m→💧Walshaw Dean Middle ReservoirReservoir700 m→💧Walshaw Dean Lower ReservoirReservoir1.5 km→💧Walshaw Dean Lower ReservoirReservoir1.5 km→✦Top WithinsHistoric site1.7 km→💧Ponden ReservoirReservoir3.7 km→

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