Knypersley Pool |
Map of Knypersley Pool
Knypersley Pool is a British Waterways reservoir, which stretches for nearly half a kilometer through the Greenway Bank Country Park, designed by Thomas Telford it was opened in 1827. It holds 930,000 cubic metres of water and provides a constant feed for the Cauldon Canal and from there into the Trent & Mersey Canal. It is not only anglers who visit Knypersley Pool though. The area has been a local beauty spot for decades. It was a favourite place of mine to explore during school holidays and then later as somewhere very quiet and pleasant to take the dog for a walk, or just to walk.
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The water level was low during the renovations
British Waterways in 2005 worked on the reservoir to bring the overspill masonry up to date.
The water level is high now
After the investment by British Waterways in 2005 and the renovation during late 2005 and early 2006 when the water level was reduced to allow work to be carried out on the overspill, the reservoir is once again full.
April Bluebells
It is April and the bluebells are already out carpeting parts of the woodland floor that surrounds the lake.
Squirrels
The squirrel population seems to be on the increase at Greenway Bank Country Park .
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