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Gailey Upper Reservoir

26 ha

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome26 ha

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52.68917, -2.09138

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Mallard
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Mallard
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

3 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +105 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +105 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Common Field-speedwell, Broad Buckler-fern +7 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Common Field-speedwell, Broad Buckler-fern +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part Cannock Chase - south

Named routeRegional walking route

Forest of Mercia WayWalking route

Bentley Lane Park to Cannock Chase along the Wyrley and Essington Canal

Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

20,503 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,503 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

autumn

2026

Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Pochard · Canada Goose +66

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PochardAythya ferina
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CootFulica atra2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RavenCorvus corax2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025

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Plants6 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Common Field-speedwell · Broad Buckler-fern · Dog's Mercury · Pendulous Sedge · Raspberry +1

Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,503 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

autumn

2026

Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Pochard · Canada Goose +66

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PochardAythya ferina
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CootFulica atra2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RavenCorvus corax2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025

🌿

Plants6 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Common Field-speedwell · Broad Buckler-fern · Dog's Mercury · Pendulous Sedge · Raspberry +1

Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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