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Winterhope Reservoir

18 ha

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

55.13156, -3.13742

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Sand Martin, Kestrel +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Sand Martin, Kestrel +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Green-veined White +10 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Large White, Small White, Green-veined White +10 more · last seen 2019

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Snowdrop, Greater Tussock-sedge · last seen 2012; Plants — Snowdrop, Greater Tussock-sedge · last seen 2012

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Winterhope Reservoir

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Curruthers ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→✦Mid Hill, SettlementHistoric site2.5 km→✦Dalbate, SettlementHistoric site2.5 km→✦Newland Hill, SettlementHistoric site4.1 km→✦Craighousesteads, SettlementHistoric site4.7 km→✦Newland Hill, SettlementHistoric site4.7 km→

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