Investing in Milngavie Reservoirs
Milngavie Reservoirs
Update April 2024
There's so much happening at Milngavie Reservoirs with our major investment project now under way. You'll still be able to visit the reservoirs while our work takes place! As always, we'll do all we can to keep any disruption for visitors and local residents to a minimum. Find out more about what’s planned at www.scottishwater.co.uk/milngavie
Join our Scottish Water ranger team on a leisurely stroll around Milngavie Reservoirs. Various dates available. Book your place here.
Footpath Upgrades
Work to upgrade the footpaths around Milngavie Reservoirs got underway on Monday 14 August 2023, with listed building consent secured from East Dunbartonshire Council. We’re certain this will be very welcome news for the local community and visitors to the area.
Work to upgrade the footpaths around Craigmaddie Reservoir has begun. The footpaths are closed to the public between the James M Gale Memorial around to the Measuring Pond. The access gate on Strathblane Road (adjacent to North Lodge) are also closed.
We expect this project to be completed around late April 2024. It’s important to stress that the reservoirs will be ‘open for business’ during these works, however, we will need to close off the sections of paths we’re working on both for health and safety reasons and for good progress to be made. Find out more here.
Respect Our Reservoirs & Safety
- Have that picnic but use bins provided &/or take your litter home.
- Take your dog for a walk but please keep it under proper control.
- Go for a run, walk or cycle but please respect people’s space.
- Please don’t take risks at reservoirs & respect the by-laws. There are lots of hidden dangers at reservoirs like underwater machinery, strong currents and deep, cold water!
- If you are authorised to use the parking here on site (Blue Badge holders and SW employees only), please observe the speed limit on the access road.
Calling All Budding Photographers!
Do you enjoy taking pics when you're up at the reservoirs? Please send us your snaps and we'll share them across our digital channels. Tweet them to @ScotWaterWest using #MilngavieReservoirs hashtag or send by email to: CorporateAffairsWestTeam@scottishwater.co.ukDrumclog Car Park
The car park is available for visitors to Milngavie Reservoirs. Visitors are reminded that this is the parking location for all non-blue badge holders. Please park responsibly.Milngavie Reservoirs Investment Project
Find out all about our investment work which is under way at Milngavie Reservoirs
More InfoMilngavie Byelaws
Byelaws for the prevention of pollution and for the regulation of use of water gathering grounds
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Craigmaddie and Mugdock Reservoirs
These reservoirs supply drinking water to 700,000 customers in Greater Glasgow. They are an important local beauty spot.
Poster Fun
Milngavie Primary School children got involved in our consultation process and created posters to show how much the reservoirs mean to them. We've created an eBook of their posters which you can see on the link below.
Overview
The Craigmaddie and Mugdock reservoirs in Milngavie are an important local beauty spot and recreational facility. The two reservoirs store drinking water supplying 700,000 customers in Greater Glasgow. The site which has historical, recreational and environmental significance attracts around 160,000 visitors per year.
In October 2019 we committed to a refreshed approach to how we maintain the site and to engage the community of reservoir users on its future and development. We made the following commitments:
- To deliver a refresh of the site by the end of March 2020, making a visible difference to customers and visitors.
- To deliver a step change in our approach to the upkeep of the site, working collaboratively to co-create development ideas and outcomes for the medium and long term.
- To engage broadly and inclusively to reach a broad spectrum of stakeholders and reservoir users promoting fair and open two-way dialogue.
What’s happened so far?
In 2020, We sought the public’s views on two of our much-loved and well-visited beauty spots in the Milngavie area of East Dunbartonshire; Craigmaddie and Mugdock reservoirs.
The consultation, which was launched online, encouraged people with an interest in these two Scottish Water assets to give their views and help inform future plans for investment. More than 1,000 people took part.
A significant investment project is now underway at Milngavie Reservoirs to bring many improvements to the reservoirs and help enhance visitor experience. A ranger service has been introduced at the site, a defibrillator and a Scottish Water Top Up Tap have been installed and there are many more enhancements to come! Click here for more details.
Consultation Documents
You can read a summary of the consultation and view the brilliant work of Milngavie Primary School pupils in a specially created eBook, via the link below.
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Keep up-to-date
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