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Hanch Reservoir

8 ha

📷 Geoff Pick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.72098, -1.85013

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🐕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
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Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +46 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +46 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine, Hyacinthoides +4 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine, Hyacinthoides +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km

Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad

Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Beacon WayWalking route40 km

Starting at Sandwell Valley via the outskirts of Birmingham and the countryside of Walsall into Staffordshire. Take in the Forest of Mercia, lakes, nature reserves, woods, and canal banks. Named after Barr Beacon, one of the highest hills in this area.

Named routeLength 40 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route393 m
Named routeLength 393 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 54Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route420 m
Named routeRef 54Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route117 m
Named routeRef 54Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lake, Hanch Hall

📷 Geoff Pick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lake, Hanch Hall

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✦CATHEDRAL CLOSE AND LINEAR PARK, LICHFIELDHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Beacon ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Beacon ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Remembrance GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Christian FieldsUrban park2.8 km→🌱Garden of RemembranceUrban park4.3 km→

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