Trees and Shrubs of Westport Lake - Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK. - Flora and Fauna Information Signs on Waymarking.com

The Trees and Shrubs of Westport Lake information board is located in the conservation area at the wooded end facing the small pools at Westport Lake. (It was really disappointing to see the damage that had been done to part of the board.)

The board was placed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council. It shows photographs and gives some information about trees and shrubs that may be seen while walking at Westport Lake.

Westport Lake is one of the cities Natural Heritage Sites and was designated as a Local Nature Reserve in July 2004.

Westport Lake Nature Reserve is located in a residential area at Longport on the outskirts of Stoke-on-Trent alongside the Trent and Mersey Canal. Until the 1880's the area was farming land with mining from Brownhills Colliery running underneath.

The lake is a legacy of coal mining associated with the area's historic potteries and industrial trade. The lake was formed in 1884 when the workings of the old Brownhills Colliery hit the water table, flooding the tunnels and ground above.
In 1890 it was developed into a pleasure resort by a local farmer, it then descended into a wasteland.
The site was opened by Prime Minister Ted Heath in 1972, a prime example of turning an industrial wasteland into a pleasant centre for open-air recreation within an urban community, and has proven to be one of the city’s most popular and enduring regeneration projects.

Westport Lake is well known for its water birds and the area is popular with bird spotters, walkers and anglers.
The site, one of the most visited sites in the city, features two lakes and a number of smaller pools, grassland, scrub, woodland, a nature conservation area and a children's play area.
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