Scar House & Angram Reservoirs

Two large reservoirs and surrounding boulder-strewn hillsides with rough grassland and moorland on the higher slopes. There is some mixed woodland below Scar House dam.

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Parking

Public car park at Scar House Reservoir. There is also some parking alongside the access road, which often runs close to the River Nidd.

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Access

Public footpaths alongside the reservoirs, across the dams and up the hillsides.

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Terrain

Flat footpaths in the vicinity of the reservoirs. Reaching Angram Reservoir entails a walk of around a mile from the car park. The hillside paths are steep and uneven.

Habitat:

Grassland, Lake, Moorland, Rock outcrops, Woodland

About the location

An interesting site for birds. Ring Ouzel, Wheatear and Whinchat frequent the hillsides above the reservoirs during the spring and summer months. Common Sandpiper sometimes nest in the rocky reservoir margins, although the reservoirs themselves are bleak and attract only limited bird life. Dipper and Grey Wagtail are possible on the river, with Spotted and Pied Flycatcher, Redstart and several species of warbler in the surrounding woodland.