Swallows Wood, Longdendale

Name: Swallows Wood
Address: Longdendale, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Longdendale

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Swallows Wood is a nature reserve near Hollingworth, Tameside, straddling the border between Greater Manchester and north Derbyshire. The 60-acre reserve, which contains semi-natural woodlands, meadows, ponds and marsh areas, is owned by United Utilities who are responsible for its management. The site was formerly occupied by the Hollingworth and Waste Lodge reservoirs; these were demolished in 1987, and the nature reserve was installed in their place. Arnfield Reservoir, the lowest of the Longdendale Chain reservoirs, is nearby. ()

Coordinates: 53°28'38"N, 1°59'24"W

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Tameside (Longdendale)Longdendale United Kingdom

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Swallows Wood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Walkerwood Reservoir, Brushes Reservoir, Wild Bank, Arnfield Reservoir.

1.4 miNW
Lake
Walkerwood Reservoir, Tameside
36 min walk • Walkerwood Reservoir is a reservoir in the Brushes valley above Stalybridge in Greater Manchester, built in the 19th century to provide a supply of safe drinking water. It is owned and operated by United Utilities.
1.1 miNW
Lake
Brushes Reservoir, Tameside
29 min walk • Brushes Reservoir is the second lowest reservoir of a series of four in the Brushes valley above Stalybridge in Greater Manchester. It was built in the 19th century to provide a supply of safe drinking water. It is owned and operated by United Utilities. The reservoir dam consists of a clay core within an earth embankment.
1.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wild Bank
30 min walk • Wild Bank is a hill in Stalybridge, just outside the Peak District National Park. Its western flank rises from the valley of the River Tame to a height of 399 metres.
0.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Arnfield Reservoir
13 min walk • Arnfield Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was constructed in 1854 as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.
1.1 miSE
Lake, Dam
Bottoms Reservoir, Peak District
29 min walk • Bottoms Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was constructed between 1865 and 1877, by John Frederick Bateman as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester.
~690 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hollingworth Reservoir, Longdendale
4 min walk • Hollingworth Reservoir is a former reservoir near Hollingworth, Tameside, Greater Manchester. The reservoir straddles the Greater Manchester–Derbyshire border.