Getting here
52.36545, -1.83744
Best for
8 activitiesPicnic day out
Free95%picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Reservoir — waterside day out
Family friendly
Free95%playground, café, toilets, picnic area
Playgrounds
Free93%playground, toilets, café, parking
Waterside walks
Varies75%parking, toilets, café; Reservoir — waterside public access
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Wildlife
Free70%Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
21
12 named nearby · 9 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
6
6 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Millennium Way (Warks) · Walking100 km
Rail Trail: Widney Manor > Dorridge · Walking4.4 km
Rail Trail: Danzey Circular · Walking4.3 km
Rail Trail: Olton > Shirley · Walking12.5 km
N/A · Cycling
N/A · Cycling
About this reservoir
Engine House Pool is a reservoir covering 22 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
☕
Café
Manor House Tearooms · 289m
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Parking
7 nearby · Paid · 240m
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Picnic spot
5 · 249m away
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Playground
3 · 279m away
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Toilets
294m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Nearby places
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