| Westport Lake | |
| Pushpin Map: | Staffordshire |
| Location: | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire |
| Coordinates: | 53.0481°N -2.2147°W |
| Length: | 0.38km (00.24miles) |
| Width: | 0.32km (00.2miles) |
| Website: | Westport Lake |
Westport Lake is a lake and local nature reserve in Stoke-on-Trent, in Staffordshire, England, about 0.8miles south of Tunstall. It is alongside the Trent and Mersey Canal.
It is owned by the Canal and River Trust, and is operated by Stoke-on-Trent City Council.[1]
The visitor centre at Westport Lake was operated by the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust until the end of September 2024.[2]
The lake is the largest expanse of water in Stoke-on-Trent.[1] There is a level footpath of about 1miles around the lake. There is waterfowl on the lake, and it is an overwintering site for many species.[3]
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]