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Water sports on reservoirs

Following a trial period at several of its reservoirs sites, United Utilities is pleased to confirm that new permanent arrangements are now in place to allow paddleboarding at several of its sites. Membership of one of the clubs operating at these reservoirs is required for anyone wishing to paddleboard to ensure the safety of all participants. For enquiries please make contact at the relevant club. Paddleboarding that isn’t part of a club licence is not permitted at any reservoir. The new sites are:

  • Glossop/Torside
  • Errwood
  • Watergrove (West Pennine)
  • Clowbridge (Rossendale)
  • Spade Mill
  • Delph

This is in addition to 5 sites previously allowed, where paddleboarding was already part of an existing sailing club license:

  • Fishmoor
  • Lower Rivington
  • High Rid
  • Jumbles
  • Hollingworth Lake

We will look at proposals for this activity to take place at other reservoirs but this can only be considered under formalised provision through a club.