Denton Reservoir is recommended a visit. Two public footpaths will take you there; one from Harlaxton Drift, Bridge 66; the other from Denton Village, Casthorpe Road by the side of the brook. Alternatively, the well trodden permissive path from Denton Wharf, Bridge 65. There is a public footpath around the reservoir. With a capacity of around 60 million gallons, this reservoir feeds the canal's summit. This 'summit pound' is approximately 139 feet higher than the canal's beginning at Nottingham. The term 'pound' is used to denote a section of canal between locks, i.e. the water is impounded by the locks. In the case of our canal's summit pound (sometimes called the summit level), the water is impounded by the head of navigation and Lock 18; where the canal begins its descent through the seven locks of the Woolsthorpe flight to the 20 mile pound. Mute Swans, Mallard Ducks, Great Crested Grebes, Coots and Moorhens can be seen all year round on the reservoir, with Tufted Ducks and Pochard joining during the winter months. Cormorants, herons and egrets too can be seen. The towpath traveller will need an eagle eye to spot the canal feeder stream, bringing water from the reservoir. Kingfishers can sometimes be seen following this stream, using it as their highway between reservoir and canal.

The Denton feeder enters the canal between Denton winding hole and bridge 65

Denton Reservoir