Dean Clough Reservoir by munki-boy
Dean Clough Reservoir
A small reservoir with views out to Wiswell Moor and over the Jeppe Knave Grave and the Nick o’ Pendle.
Created in 1869 to supply demand by the mills of nearby Great Harwood. The valley and the Dean Brook was dammed the valley in two stages, the former dam can still be seem as an embankment separating the two parts of the reservoir.
A fine display of Yellow Flag Iris is found on the Southern shore in mid-summer.
Created: 13 January 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Dean Clough Reservoir Details
Dean Clough Reservoir is a small freshwater lake in Lancashire, situated at an altitude of around 167 meters and is shallow.
The shoreline of Dean Clough Reservoir is approximately 2.195 Kilometers all the way round.
- Altitude: 167 m
- Shoreline: 2.195 Km
- Depth: Shallow
Dean Clough Reservoir
Dean Clough Reservoir LiDAR Map
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Walks in Dean Clough Reservoir
Local History around Dean Clough Reservoir
There are some historic monuments around including:
Whalley Cistercian abbeyThe Old Lower Hodder BridgeRemains of Aspen Colliery, associated beehive coking ovens and canal basinPortfield hillfortThree high crosses in St Mary's churchyardBowl barrow 170m north east of Hacking Boat HouseBailey Hall moated site, fishponds and chantry of St John the Baptist.Whalley BridgeBowl barrow 250m north of Hacking Boat House.Wildlife in and around Dean Clough Reservoir
Dean Clough Reservoir Birds
There are 193 species of birds recorded as found near Dean Clough Reservoir.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
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