[4] The Elizabethan manor house of Gouthwaite White Hall, the ancient home of the Yorke family, was submerged beneath its waters.

[5] The Hall is known in theatre history for performances by travelling players hosted by John Yorke at Christmas 1609 and Candlemas 1610, which were denounced by a neighbour Stephen Proctor.

[6] On 1 June 1978, a Royal Air Force Jet Provost aircraft crashed into the reservoir killing the pilot.

On the reservoir itself, Canada geese are always present and are joined during the autumn and winter by goosanders and goldeneye accompanied by mallard, tufted duck and pochard.

Winter is also a good time for birds of prey with buzzards, red kites, hen harriers, merlins and kestrels being observed around the reservoir and the surrounding moorland.