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Chasewater  Country Park

Staffordshire - West Midlands 

 WS8 7

Chasewater Country Park is the greatest asset the area has to offer,  with it's Lakes, woods and heath land . Being mostly flat makes it easy going for both walking and cycling. The National cycle Network route 5 passes through the Park. With easy access from Birmingham City centre and Walsall by route 5 or canal, traffic free all the way.

From Wolverhampton along the canal  to Chasewater dam.  From Lichfield by NCN route 5, and  from Aldridge along the canal to the dam.  There are also long distance footpaths, including the Beacon Way, linking into Chasewater's  own footpaths and cycle way

Chasewater  will hopefully be linked by National cycle Network route 5 to Cannock Chase in the near future.

Most of the route will be traffic free. Planning consent has been obtained by sustrans for 50% of the route.

 When complete the new "Green Way" will link together Chasewater Country Park with  Gentleshaw Common and Cannock Chase. 

 National Cycle Network

 Route 5  Reading to Holyhead.

Route 54 Wolverhampton to Lichfield - Derby

both routes will pass through chasewater

country Park

(Please note, at present route 5 is signed  from Chasewater Heaths to Dam street Lichfield. This section  will be resigned to 54 when the Chasewater -  Cannock chase route is built)

Chasewater Country Park's 360 hectares of water and open space host many leisure activities including water skiing, sailing, angling, and  a steam railway. There are excellent bird watching,  opportunities. 

At the south shore entrance (off the A5 at Brownhills) and near M6 Toll  junction  is car parking, toilets and a children's play area.

The park provides a home for many birds and animals where the keen naturalist can find rare habitats to visit including Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

Chasewater Wild Life Group

www.chasewater.org.uk

Information about  wildlife in and around Chasewater Country Park,  South Staffordshire.

  Chasewater in summer

Chasewater Railway   

Museum and cafe       

Family Cycle Rides around

the Park

and adjoining area

Come along and see for your self.

Everyone welcome.

Grandad, Grandma, Mom, Dad, Children.

Single male or female.

 Enjoy riding in the safety of a group.

breakfast and coffee stops

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For more details contact

Cafe's

in Chasewater Country Park

South Shore Cafe

and Innovation Centre

 near main A5 entrance  and car park.

Brownhills West  Rail station  SW

Bubbles Cafe,  Power boat centre (nr above)

Chasewater Heaths Station

 near  to Morison's, Burntwood.

Bradshaw's Farm, shop & cafe

North of Chasewater.

along the bypass cycle route towards

Rawnsley & Gentleshaw Common.

Anchor Pub,  Chester Rd. Canal Bridge,

 Brownhills.  along the canal towards Aldridge.

Corner Cafe, Pelsall

(near the clock)  along NCN route 5

Staffordshire Cycling and Walking Maps

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Lichfield District Council manages large areas of heathland at Chasewater Country Park. This is a huge task, and one that can be achieved more efficiently by grazing animals. We have been successfully grazing heathland at the Anglesey Basin area for two years now, using hardy Dexter cattle that are ideally suited for the job.

Thanks to a successful bid for Higher Level Scheme funding from Natural England, cows will be introduced onto more areas of the Country Park to help manage the important heathland habitat. This means the North Shore area has been fenced off, ready to introduce cattle in 2009.

We want the area to remain as accessible as possible, as the gates and fencing is to keep the cattle in, not the people out. We have installed specially designed gates that will allow walkers, cyclists and horse riders to use the area as normal.

 This includes two gates across the cycle track near the Chasewater Heaths railway station. To find out more about the gates, please visit www.centrewire.com While this is a big change to the area, we hope everyone will support the grazing project and adjust to the gates over time.

 or to let us know any problems, please contact