Ogden Water (reservoir)
Ogden Water
Ogden Water or Reservoir as it is now known is located to the north of Halifax.
Surrounded by trails through the surrounding woodland, The Water Walk Trail is a short but scenic route that takes you around the lake, while the Woodland Walk Trail offers a more challenging hike through the woods. Whichever trail you choose, you’re sure to be rewarded with some stunning views.
Created: 7 August 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Ogden Water Details
Ogden Water is a small freshwater lake in West Yorkshire, situated at an altitude of around 301 meters and is shallow.
The shoreline of Ogden Water is approximately 2.01 Kilometers all the way round.
- Altitude: 301 m
- Shoreline: 2.01 Km
- Depth: Shallow
Ogden Water
Ogden Water Woodland
Ogden Water is a woodland area in West Yorkshire, managed by Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council.Local History around Ogden Water
There are some historic monuments around including:
Five carved rocks in Cottingley Woods, 600m NNE of Lee FarmRing cairn on Midgley Moor, 360m north east of Upper Han RoydMill gas plant, Shaw Lodge MillsThe gibbet platformRing cairn 310m north of Woodhead on Harden MoorEnclosed Bronze Age urnfield 160m west of Overgreen Royd Farm, MixendenBrow Pit mine shaft, gin circle, spoil heap and tramway, 270m south west of Catherine Slack FarmLate prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Castle Stead RingCup marked boundary stone known as Churn Milk Joan on Crow Hill, Midgley Moor, 580m north of Foster Clough BridgeVentilation chimney and furnace house 260m south of Park FarmLate prehistoric enclosed settlement 150m north of Shaygate Farm, WilsdenLate prehistoric enclosed settlement 500m north west of Goose Clough on Ovenden MoorCastle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary HallLate prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Catstones Ring on Catstones HillCairn known as Millers Grave on Midgley MoorCairn 330m north of Woodhead on Harden MoorCairn 290m north of Woodhead on Harden MoorLate prehistoric enclosed settlement 350m south west of Goose Clough at Hunter Hill, OvendenCairn on Midgley Moor, 400m north east of Upper Han RoydCairn with an oval bank on Midgley Moor, 430m north east of Upper Han Royd.Wildlife in and around Ogden Water
Ogden Water Birds
There are 185 species of birds recorded as found near Ogden Water.
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
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