for Cachers interested in Canal history I have included this one in my 'River on the Hill' series. Wychall Reservoir, was a canal compensation reservoir in the Kings Norton district of Birmingham, England.
It was built in the early 19th century by the Worcester Canal Company, after mill owners claimed that water was being taken from the River Rea to fill the canal, thereby reducing the working effectiveness of their mills.
Now defunct as a reservoir it has been adopted by Birmingham City Council, along with the nearby Merecroft Pool, as a Local Nature Reserve. A low level of water is maintained with the drained area a combination of meadow, woodland and reedbed. For those interested in the history, a short walk about 80m along the road to 52.409041,-1.941893 will reveal the sluice and paddle gear, here at the top of the steps, the water is diverted through the paddle gear into a culvert to a man made river which is the canal feeder, I have placed further caches along this river which will lead you all the way to the canal and the site of the old canal wharfs.'River on the Hill' cache series