Details for Grimwith Reservoir

Grimwith Reservoir is a richly inhabited bird watchers paradise, located in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is accessed from the B6265 road 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Grassington and 8 miles (13 km) west of Pateley Bridge.

Grimwith Reservoir is managed and owned by Yorkshire Water and is surrounded by moorland, much of which consists of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and Special Protected Areas (SPA). This site is one of the best places to see wildfowl in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Species which inhabit the waters of this area include Eurasian Wigeon, Teal, Greylag and Canada Geese. Ringed Plover can be seen on the reservoir edge at certain times of the year and Northern Lapwing, Common Redshank, Eurasian Curlew, Reed Bunting and Lesser Redpoll can often be seen on or from the path. In the summer months there is the addition of the Whinchat and the Sedge Warbler. As well as regular sitings of its own inhabitants this site is a good place to visit and see a wide range of bird species migrating through the area on their way to warmer climes. Visitors must keep dogs on a lead at all times to protect the bird life here.

Access and facilities: Access is limited to a circular walk around the reservoir with further public rights of way extending across the moor as shown on the Ordnance Survey Map...