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Overview:
Most of the land currently occupied by Bartley Reservoir was in the parish of Northfield, originally in Worcestershire. It was transferred to Warwickshire when Northfield became part of Birmingham in November 1911. Shortly after the completion of the Elan Valley reservoirs in the early 1920s, it became apparent that more storage capacity would be required to maintain the daily supplies needed by Birmingham. Located close to the terminus of the Elan aqueduct and adjacent to Frankley Reservoir, the construction of Bartley Reservoir was completed in 1930. In 1974 it became part of the newly created county of the West Midlands while the remaining south-west corner of the reservoir that was located in the parish of Frankley (Worcestershire) became part of Hereford and Worcester. In April 1995 part of Frankley (including the south-west part of Bartley Reservoir) was transferred to Birmingham and thus joined the rest of the reservoir in the county of the West Midlands. The reservoir is about ⅜ mile long, over ⅛ mile wide, and about 60 feet deep at the dam end. Its surface area is 125 acres and has a capacity of over 500 million gallons. The reservoir is also home to Bartley Sailing Club.
Access:
There is no access to the reservoir, but it can be viewed adequately from surrounding public rights of way, particularly from the grassy area on the north-west side and from the dam.
Birdlife:
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Aerial view of Bartley Reservoir:
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