Kitcliffe Reservoir by munki-boy
Kitcliffe Reservoir
Kitcliffe Reservoir sits between Piethorne and Ogden reservoirs in the Piethorne Valley.
Kitcliffe Reservoir is not easily accessible and features a large water treatment plant on the South shore, the East shore dam is a cyclepath.
Created: 13 November 2018 Edited: 29 November 2023
Kitcliffe Reservoir Details
Kitcliffe Reservoir is a very small freshwater lake in Greater Manchester, situated at an altitude of around 232 meters and is shallow.
The shoreline of Kitcliffe Reservoir is approximately 0.879 Kilometers all the way round.
- Altitude: 232 m
- Shoreline: 0.879 Km
- Depth: Shallow
Kitcliffe Reservoir
Walks in Kitcliffe Reservoir
Local History around Kitcliffe Reservoir
There are some historic monuments around including:
Blackstone Edge Roman roadBlackstone Edge Roman roadWayside cross located on Slate Pit HillEllenroad Ring MillCastleshaw Roman forts, 250m west of Castle Shaw FarmOxygrains packhorse bridge, RishworthBowl barrow 190m NNE of Knarr Barn.Wildlife in and around Kitcliffe Reservoir
Kitcliffe Reservoir Birds
There are 197 species of birds recorded as found near Kitcliffe Reservoir.
| (Troglodytes troglodytes subsp. indigenus) |
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
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