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Shustoke Reservoir

60 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome60 ha

Getting here

52.51894, -1.66489

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Gadwall
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — E2 hiking trail Birmingham; Named hiking route nearby: E2 hiking trail Birmingham passes nearby
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Gadwall, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2026; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Gadwall, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2026; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Hiking

Strong match

Free

Named hiking route nearby: E2 hiking trail Birmingham; Named hiking route nearby: E2 hiking trail Birmingham

Dog walks

Good match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Waterside walks

Good match

Varies

Reservoir — waterside public access; parking

Cycling

Good match

Varies

Named cycling route nearby: Northern Warwickshire Cycleway

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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7 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
North Arden Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef NAHTListed length 26 miRegional walking route
NAHT Parish Walk FillongleyWalking route▾
Named routeRef PWFListed length 6 miLocal walking route
The Tame Way- Canal RouteWalking route19 km▾

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a river walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~5h

Named routeRef TW-CLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Heart of England Waypublic footpath · 560 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 560 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cole Valley RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
3 Parks Cycle Route- Silver Route (Airport Viewing Area to Meriden Park)Cycling route2.7 km▾

The all-weather route follows the valley of the Hatchford, Westley and Kingshurst Brooks whilst passing through an attractive mixture of formal parkland, wooded areas and open grassland.

Named routeRef 3PSLength 2.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Godwin WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Shustoke Reservoir

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shustoke Reservoir

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Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · 438m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cole End Park & Nature ReserveUrban park3.5 km→🌱The CroftUrban park3.6 km→🌱Coleshill Memorial ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦Coleshill BridgeHistoric site3.4 km→🦉COLE ENDNature reserve3.5 km→🦉KINGSBURY MEADOWNature reserve5 km→