Westport_Lake,_Stoke-on-Trent

Westport Lake, Stoke-on-Trent

Westport Lake, Stoke-on-Trent

Lake in Stoke-on-Trent, UK

Westport Lake is a lake and local nature reserve in Stoke-on-Trent, in Staffordshire, England, about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) south of Tunstall. It is alongside the Trent and Mersey Canal.

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It is owned by the Canal and River Trust, and is operated by the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust and Stoke-on-Trent City Council.[1]

There is a visitor centre, with a café and lakeside balcony. The centre has conference facilities.[2] Staffordshire Wildlife Trust has two visitor centres; the other is the Wolseley Centre near Rugeley.[3]

The lake is the largest expanse of water in Stoke-on-Trent.[1] There is a level footpath of about 1 mile (1.6 km) around the lake. There is waterfowl on the lake, and it is an overwintering site for many species.[2]

History

In the 1890s the lake was developed as a pleasure resort, but it later became a wasteland. It was an early landscape regeneration project of Stoke-on-Trent; it was opened in 1972 as a recreation and conservation area.[4]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Westport Lake, Stoke-on-Trent.
  1. [1]
    "Westport Lake" Canal and River Trust. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Westport Lake Visitor Centre" Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Our visitor centres" Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Westport Lake, Stoke-on-Trent" Staffordshire Past Track. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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