Gouthwaite Reservoir

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Gouthwaite Reservoir is one of 230 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire. It is among the largest in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of Nidderdale National Landscape. For more of the same, East Nidderdale Moors and West Nidderdale and Blubberhouses Moors are close by.

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