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Bartley Reservoir

103 ha

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome103 ha

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52.42795, -1.99545

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Cromwell Lane Car Park 193m away — 8 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Cromwell Lane Car Park 193m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Reservoir — waterside public access

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Common Smoothcap · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Smoothcap · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 100 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

The Leasowes Red Walking TrailWalking route3.3 km

Red trail 3.3km – 1 hour 15 minutes. Moderate difficulty with some undulating ground and one short climb. Gravelled paths lead you around the woodland valleys & watercourses.

Named routeRef L-RLength 3.3 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Birmingham Platinum Jubilee WalkwayWalking route19 km

A circular walkway to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee marked by pavement bronze plaques at 20 points of special significance to the people of Birmingham. Unveiled by HRH The Earl of Wessex.

Named routeRef PJWLength 19 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Leasowes & Coombeswood Countryside WalkWalking route4 km

This walk, east of Halesowen, takes you through the Leasowes and into the Coombeswood area of Dudley’s green belt. Length: 4km (2.5m) Duration: 2 hours

Named routeRef LCCWLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route

North Worcestershire PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Grazebrook Croftpublic footpath · 32 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 32 mPath type: footway

Pool Field Avenuepublic footpath · 76 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mPath type: footway

Westhaven Drivepublic footpath · 16 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Cycle Route Cradley Heath to Black HeathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Merrits Brook GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Rea Valley RouteCycling route

NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route

Named routeRef Rea Valley

[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

40,346 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,346 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds47 species

winter

2026

Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Wren · Redwing · Black-headed Gull +42

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025

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Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Red Fox · Roe Deer

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

2-spot Ladybird

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

40,346 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2026

Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Wren · Redwing · Black-headed Gull +42

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025

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Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Red Fox · Roe Deer

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

2-spot Ladybird

2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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