Rumworth Lodge Reservoir Claimed

Rumworth Lodge Reservoir is a large shallow reservoir in Bolton, located to the west of Bolton's A58 (Beaumont Road) and to the South-East. It is a magnet for birds, particularly on spring and autumn passage when many rare species have been recorded. Fields between the wood and the lodge are also the site of rare autumn crocus. The 33 acre reservoir is used for fishing and an annual fishing permit and the appropriate Environment Agency licenses are required.

The reservoir is stocked with bream, carp, roach and perch.

The Reservoir's reedbeds have both reed and sedge warbler in summer and once the county's first ever marsh warbler. Many other species of bird have been recorded at the site, including Arctic skua, Avocet, Brent goose, Little egret, Great grey shrike, Great northern diver, Marsh warbler, Pectoral sandpiper, Purple sandpiper, Temminck's stint, Red-necked grebe, Ring-necked duck and Richard's pipit have all visited.