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The [[Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge and Dukinfield (District) Waterworks Joint Committee]]'s reservoir scheme in the [[Greenfield Valley]] commenced in 1870.[{{cite news |title=£1,000,000 Water Scheme |newspaper=Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser|date=27 September 1911|page=8 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19110927/107/0008}} {{subscription required|via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}] Greenfield and the valley's other reservoirs are owned by [[United Utilities]].[{{cite web| url=http://www.unitedutilities.com/dove-stone-reservoir.aspx| title=Dove Stone Reservoir| publisher=[[United Utilities]]| accessdate=28 August 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903084913/http://www.unitedutilities.com/dove-stone-reservoir.aspx| archive-date=3 September 2014| url-status=dead}}] |
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The [[Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge and Dukinfield (District) Waterworks Joint Committee]]'s reservoir scheme in the [[Greenfield Valley]] commenced in 1870.[{{cite news |title=£1,000,000 Water Scheme |newspaper=Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser|date=27 September 1911|page=8 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19110927/107/0008}} {{subscription required|via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}] Greenfield and the valley's other reservoirs are owned by [[United Utilities]].[{{cite web| url=http://www.unitedutilities.com/dove-stone-reservoir.aspx| title=Dove Stone Reservoir| publisher=[[United Utilities]]| accessdate=28 August 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903084913/http://www.unitedutilities.com/dove-stone-reservoir.aspx| archive-date=3 September 2014| url-status=dead}}] |
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Greenfield Reservoir was built between 1897 and 1902 and is shallow, with a maximum depth of 20 metres. It has a capacity of 464 million litres and sits at an altitude of 271 meters. The shoreline is 0.922 kilometres and it is the smallest of four reservoirs located in the area.[{{Cite web |title=Greenfield Reservoir Details |url=https://www.landscapebritain.co.uk/location/greenfield-reservoir/#google_vignette |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=Landscape Britain}}][{{Cite web |title=1897-1902 Construction of Greenfield Reservoir |url=https://www.doveheritage.com/1902-completion-of-greenfield-reservoir/ |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=Dovestone Heritage |language=en-GB}}] The area is popular with walkers, with footpaths along Yeoman Hey linking the reservoir with Dovestone Reservoir.[{{Cite web |title=Greenfield Reservoir & Raven Stones from Dovestone Walk, Peak District |url=https://www.walkingbritain.co.uk/walk-2553-description |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=www.walkingbritain.co.uk}}][{{Cite web |title=Greenfield Reservoir Walk Route |url=http://www.gps-routes.co.uk/routes/home.nsf/RoutesLinksWalks/greenfield-reservoir-walking-route?opendocument |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=www.gps-routes.co.uk |language=en}}] |
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Greenfield Reservoir was built between 1897 and 1902 and is shallow, with a maximum depth of 20 metres. It has a capacity of 464 million litres and sits at an altitude of 271 meters. The shoreline is 0.922 kilometres and it is the smallest of four reservoirs located in the area.[{{Cite web |title=Greenfield Reservoir Details |url=https://www.landscapebritain.co.uk/location/greenfield-reservoir/#google_vignette |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=Landscape Britain}}][{{Cite web |title=1897-1902 Construction of Greenfield Reservoir |url=https://www.doveheritage.com/1902-completion-of-greenfield-reservoir/ |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=Dovestone Heritage |language=en-GB}}] The area is popular with walkers, with footpaths along Yeoman Hey linking the reservoir with Dovestone Reservoir.[{{Cite web |title=Greenfield Reservoir & Raven Stones from Dovestone Walk, Peak District |url=https://www.walkingbritain.co.uk/walk-2553-description |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=www.walkingbritain.co.uk}}][{{Cite web |title=Greenfield Reservoir Walk Route |url=http://www.gps-routes.co.uk/routes/home.nsf/RoutesLinksWalks/greenfield-reservoir-walking-route?opendocument |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=www.gps-routes.co.uk |language=en}}] |
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The Dovestone area is subject to a public protection order and is also popular with bird watchers, with the [[Royal Society for the Protection of Birds|RSPB]] working with United Utilities to look after the areas habitats, which include [[Peregrine falcon|peregrine falcons]], [[Curlew|curlews]] and [[Plover|golden plovers]].[{{Cite web |title=Dove Stone Nature Reserve, Greater Manchester - The RSPB |url=https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/dove-stone |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=www.rspb.org.uk}}] |
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