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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.

Westport Lake
Looking across the lake
Westport Lake
Location	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire grid reference SJ 855 502
Coordinates	53°2′53″N 2°12′53″W
Max. length	0.38 kilometres (0.24 mi)
Max. width	0.32 kilometres (0.20 mi)
Website	Westport Lake

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

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