Getting here
52.81403, -1.91342
Best for
4 activitiesDog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Waterside walks
Varies71%Reservoir — waterside public access; parking
Wildlife
Free70%Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Picnic day out
Free52%Reservoir — waterside day out
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
25
3 named nearby · 22 public paths
Named routePublic access
Named routes and paths nearby
The Way for the Millennium · Walking65 km
Trent Valley Way · Walking304 km
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase) · Walking76 km
Waters Road · public footpath
Waters Road · public footpath
Waters Road · public footpath
About this reservoir
Blithfield Reservoir is a reservoir covering 975 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
1 nearby · 324m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Nearby places
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