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Whitemoor Reservoir

28 ha

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

53.88437, -2.18688

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Teal +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Teal +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Reservoir — waterside public access

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Agonum marginatum, Larder Beetle · last seen 2025; Insects — Agonum marginatum, Larder Beetle · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Twayblade, Common Ragwort, Bush Vetch · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Twayblade, Common Ragwort, Bush Vetch · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Pennine Way (Ickornshaw to Malham)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Pendle WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

County Brook Lanepublic footpath · 494 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 494 mPath type: unclassified

County Brook Lanepublic footpath · 600 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 600 mPath type: unclassified

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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 68Cycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route50 m

Named routeRef 68Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route207 m

Named routeLength 207 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route734 m

Named routeRef 68Length 734 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km

Named routeLength 172.2 km

Wildlife to spot

5,477 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,477 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds66 species

summerautumn

2025

Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Teal · Blue Tit +61

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoosanderMergus merganser
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenshankTringa nebularia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common GullLarus canus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DunlinCalidris alpina
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Black TernChlidonias niger
SwiftApus apus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
CurlewNumenius arquata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,477 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

summerautumn

2025

Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Teal · Blue Tit +61

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoosanderMergus merganser
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenshankTringa nebularia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common GullLarus canus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DunlinCalidris alpina
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Black TernChlidonias niger
SwiftApus apus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
CurlewNumenius arquata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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