Aldersley Junction

Lake, Pool, Pond, Freshwater Marsh in Staffordshire

England

Aldersley Junction

Community Orchard The view in the Smestow Nature Reserve, Tettenhall.
Community Orchard Credit: Gordon Griffiths

Aldersley Junction, located in Staffordshire, is a picturesque area that encompasses a lake, pool, pond, and freshwater marsh. Situated in the heart of the West Midlands, this natural habitat offers a tranquil and serene environment for both wildlife and visitors alike.

The main attraction at Aldersley Junction is its lake, which spans a considerable area and is surrounded by lush greenery. The lake serves as a haven for various species of birds, including ducks, geese, and swans. Visitors can often spot these graceful creatures gliding across the water's surface or nesting in the surrounding reeds.

Adjacent to the lake is a smaller pool, which is home to an abundance of fish. Anglers frequent this spot to cast their lines and try their luck at catching carp, roach, and perch. The peaceful ambiance of the pool makes it a popular destination for fishing enthusiasts of all ages.

Aldersley Junction also boasts a charming pond, brimming with aquatic plants and teeming with life. Frogs, newts, and other amphibians can often be seen in and around the pond, making it an ideal location for nature enthusiasts and those wishing to observe the fascinating world of pond life.

Finally, nestled amidst the natural beauty of Aldersley Junction is a freshwater marsh. This marshland is a vital habitat for a variety of plants and animals, especially waterfowl and insects. The marsh provides an essential breeding ground and sanctuary for many species, contributing to the overall biodiversity of the area.

Overall, Aldersley Junction in Staffordshire offers a diverse range of natural habitats, including a lake, pool, pond, and freshwater marsh. It is a haven for wildlife and a peaceful retreat for visitors seeking solace in nature's embrace.

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Aldersley Junction Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 52.607879/-2.1452637 or Grid Reference SJ9001. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Community Orchard The view in the Smestow Nature Reserve, Tettenhall.
Community Orchard
The view in the Smestow Nature Reserve, Tettenhall.
Henwood Road View The view down the Tettenhall road in Wolverhampton.
Henwood Road View
The view down the Tettenhall road in Wolverhampton.
Tettenhall Rock milestone - detail Set into the retaining wall on the 'uphill' side of the cutting on Tettenhall Rock, few people probably even see this one - I've passed it almost every day for 20-odd years, and only spotted it a fortnight ago.
The lettering is cut into the stone, somewhat faded and indistinct now, and states Salop 25, Wolverhampton 2 and London 123.
Tettenhall Rock milestone - detail
Set into the retaining wall on the 'uphill' side of the cutting on Tettenhall Rock, few people probably even see this one - I've passed it almost every day for 20-odd years, and only spotted it a fortnight ago. The lettering is cut into the stone, somewhat faded and indistinct now, and states Salop 25, Wolverhampton 2 and London 123.
Aldersley Stadium This comprises an athletics track and a sports village.
Aldersley Stadium
This comprises an athletics track and a sports village.
Path along a former railway track
Path along a former railway track
Bridge over the former railway The thick spring foliage makes it difficult to get a good view.
Bridge over the former railway
The thick spring foliage makes it difficult to get a good view.
The Golden Eagle A pub on the corner of Court Road and Hordern Road.
The Golden Eagle
A pub on the corner of Court Road and Hordern Road.
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Taken from a cycle path bridge alongside Hordern Road.
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Taken from a cycle path bridge alongside Hordern Road.
Southbound freight train on the Kingswinford Branch  at Aldersley Junction View northward, towards Codsall, Wellington and Shrewsbury (to the left), Oxley Sidings, Wolverhampton etc. (to the right). The train is headed towards Kingswinford Junction and Stourbridge Junction, on a line only opened in 1925, closed to passengers in 1932, to goods in 1965. The locomotive (4-6-0 No. 5900 'Hinderton Hall' is now preserved at Didcot Railway Centre, having been built in 3/31 and withdrawn in 12/63. (On this occasion there was no one on the footplate, the crew evidently having a break - hopefully having left the brakes on). (Compare this view with <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2439076">SJ8901 : Bridge over the former railway</a>)!
Southbound freight train on the Kingswinford Branch at Aldersley Junction
View northward, towards Codsall, Wellington and Shrewsbury (to the left), Oxley Sidings, Wolverhampton etc. (to the right). The train is headed towards Kingswinford Junction and Stourbridge Junction, on a line only opened in 1925, closed to passengers in 1932, to goods in 1965. The locomotive (4-6-0 No. 5900 'Hinderton Hall' is now preserved at Didcot Railway Centre, having been built in 3/31 and withdrawn in 12/63. (On this occasion there was no one on the footplate, the crew evidently having a break - hopefully having left the brakes on). (Compare this view with SJ8901 : Bridge over the former railway)!
Tettenhall, golf club South Staffs Golf Club, looking from tee no.1, with the shop to right. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.southstaffordshiregolfclub.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.southstaffordshiregolfclub.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Tettenhall, golf club
South Staffs Golf Club, looking from tee no.1, with the shop to right. LinkExternal link
Tettenhall, golf clubhouse At South Staffs Golf Club: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.southstaffordshiregolfclub.co.uk/The_Clubhouse" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.southstaffordshiregolfclub.co.uk/The_Clubhouse">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Tettenhall, golf clubhouse
At South Staffs Golf Club: LinkExternal link
Tettenhall High Street Looking towards Upper Green; the high street currently offers a foodstore, newsagents and several independent shops, including a butchery.
Tettenhall High Street
Looking towards Upper Green; the high street currently offers a foodstore, newsagents and several independent shops, including a butchery.
Tettenhall Post Office On Upper Green.
Tettenhall Post Office
On Upper Green.
Tettenhall, drinking fountain On Upper Green; according to a plaque, installed in 1890, and re-located and restored as a millennium project in 2000.
Tettenhall, drinking fountain
On Upper Green; according to a plaque, installed in 1890, and re-located and restored as a millennium project in 2000.
Tettenhall Library Off Upper Street, maintained by Wolverhampton City Council: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/leisure_culture/libraries/branch/tettenhall.htm" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/leisure_culture/libraries/branch/tettenhall.htm">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Tettenhall Library
Off Upper Street, maintained by Wolverhampton City Council: LinkExternal link
The Rock (A41) north of Henwood Road traffic lights
The Rock (A41) north of Henwood Road traffic lights
The Rock (A41) at Stockwell Road crossroads
The Rock (A41) at Stockwell Road crossroads
A41 at Woods Road
A41 at Woods Road
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Aldersley Junction is located at Grid Ref: SJ9001 (Lat: 52.607879, Lng: -2.1452637)

Unitary Authority: Wolverhampton

Police Authority: West Midlands

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Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 52.607879,-2.1452637
Railway: switch
Lat/Long: 52.6085997/-2.140206
Mini Roundabout
Direction: clockwise
Lat/Long: 52.6068847/-2.1513286
Aldersley Junction
Waterway: junction
Lat/Long: 52.6078855/-2.1452641
Seamark Type: gate
Waterway: lock_gate
Lat/Long: 52.6063275/-2.1418532
Seamark Type: gate
Waterway: lock_gate
Lat/Long: 52.606203/-2.1415533
Bus Stop
Aldersley Rd / Aldersley Stadium
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 43000747301
Naptan Bearing: N
Naptan BusStopType: MKD
Naptan CommonName: Aldersley Stadium
Naptan Indicator: opp
Naptan NaptanCode: nwmjmgwm
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: BHAMNWS
Naptan Status: ACT
Naptan StopType: BCT
Naptan Street: ALDERSLEY RD
Naptan Towards: Pendeford
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Route Ref: 6;6A
Source: WMCA
Lat/Long: 52.6072122/-2.1514076
Bus Stop
Aldersley Rd / Aldersley Stadium
NaPTANAreaCode: 43000747302
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 43000747302
Naptan Bearing: S
Naptan BusStopType: MKD
Naptan CommonName: Aldersley Stadium
Naptan Indicator: adj
Naptan NaptanCode: nwmjmgwp
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: BHAMNWS
Naptan Status: ACT
Naptan StopType: BCT
Naptan Street: ALDERSLEY RD
Naptan Towards: Wolverhampton
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Route Ref: 6;6A
Shelter: yes
Shelter Ref: 101952
Source: WMCA
Lat/Long: 52.6071945/-2.1512155
Bus Stop
Aldersley Rd / Blackburn Avenue
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 43000747401
Naptan Bearing: N
Naptan BusStopType: MKD
Naptan CommonName: Blackburn Avenue
Naptan Indicator: adj
Naptan NaptanCode: nwmjmgwt
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: BHAMNWS
Naptan Status: ACT
Naptan StopType: BCT
Naptan Street: ALDERSLEY RD
Naptan Towards: Pendeford
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Route Ref: 6;6A
Source: WMCA
Lat/Long: 52.6097563/-2.1514902
Bus Stop
Aldersley Rd / Blackburn Avenue
NaPTANAreaCode: 43000747402
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 43000747402
Naptan Bearing: S
Naptan BusStopType: MKD
Naptan CommonName: Blackburn Avenue
Naptan Indicator: opp
Naptan NaptanCode: nwmjmjad
Naptan PlusbusZoneRef: BHAMNWS
Naptan Status: ACT
Naptan StopType: BCT
Naptan Street: ALDERSLEY RD
Naptan Towards: Wolverhampton
Naptan Verified: no
Public Transport: platform
Route Ref: 6;6A
Shelter: yes
Shelter Ref: 101929
Source: WMCA
Lat/Long: 52.6098284/-2.1512984
Barrier: cycle_barrier
Bicycle: yes
Foot: yes
Lat/Long: 52.6084215/-2.1453278
Seamark Type: gate
Waterway: lock_gate
Lat/Long: 52.6073885/-2.1431517
Seamark Type: gate
Waterway: lock_gate
Lat/Long: 52.6071875/-2.1430072
Aldersley
Place: locality
Lat/Long: 52.6089132/-2.1518591
Railway: buffer_stop
Lat/Long: 52.6063068/-2.1386696
Railway: buffer_stop
Lat/Long: 52.6063416/-2.1386427
Railway: switch
Lat/Long: 52.6070292/-2.1383095
Railway: buffer_stop
Lat/Long: 52.6084895/-2.1391976
Railway: buffer_stop
Lat/Long: 52.6104881/-2.1465049
Seamark Type: gate
Waterway: lock_gate
Lat/Long: 52.6078006/-2.1443782
Seamark Type: gate
Waterway: lock_gate
Lat/Long: 52.6078327/-2.1447323
Aldersley Leisure Village
Leisure: sports_centre
Lat/Long: 52.6065163/-2.1491911
Railway: switch
Lat/Long: 52.6075682/-2.1386126
Railway: switch
Lat/Long: 52.6080916/-2.1394171
Waterway: weir
Lat/Long: 52.6063692/-2.142031
Waterway: weir
Lat/Long: 52.6074335/-2.1432696
Railway: buffer_stop
Lat/Long: 52.6077915/-2.1379491
Railway: buffer_stop
Lat/Long: 52.6078218/-2.1378788
Railway: buffer_stop
Lat/Long: 52.6063676/-2.1385993
Railway: switch
Lat/Long: 52.6067085/-2.1381853
Railway: level_crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6068187/-2.139035
Railway: switch
Lat/Long: 52.6094497/-2.1421741
Railway: crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6068795/-2.1381586
Railway: crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6068903/-2.138106
Railway: switch
Lat/Long: 52.6070015/-2.1381047
Railway: buffer_stop
Lat/Long: 52.6084182/-2.1393227
Railway: buffer_stop
Lat/Long: 52.6084434/-2.1392774
Railway: switch
Lat/Long: 52.608835/-2.1405919
Railway: level_crossing
Lat/Long: 52.606545/-2.1393787
Railway: level_crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6064331/-2.1394457
Railway: switch
Lat/Long: 52.6084247/-2.1398823
Railway: switch
Lat/Long: 52.6073501/-2.138511
Bicycle Parking
Bicycle Parking: stands
Capacity: 12
Covered: yes
Fee: no
Lat/Long: 52.6058929/-2.1502154
Oxley Middle Junction
Railway: junction
Lat/Long: 52.6103885/-2.1448503
Oxley Depot
Railway: yard
Lat/Long: 52.6065819/-2.1384352
Railway: crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6068679/-2.1382103
Railway: crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6068627/-2.1382378
Railway: crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6060551/-2.1389336
Railway: switch
Lat/Long: 52.606472/-2.1394858
Railway: crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6061531/-2.1391742
Railway: level_crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6064362/-2.1394383
Railway: level_crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6063793/-2.139591
Stop
Lat/Long: 52.6063504/-2.1396618
Railway: level_crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6065803/-2.1397921
Railway: level_crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6066313/-2.1396462
Railway: level_crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6066796/-2.1395111
Railway: crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6057944/-2.1388593
Railway: buffer_stop
Lat/Long: 52.6087254/-2.1401716
Railway: buffer_stop
Lat/Long: 52.6087451/-2.1401393
Railway: switch
Lat/Long: 52.6084125/-2.1397945
Railway: switch
Lat/Long: 52.6075896/-2.1387278
Railway: switch
Lat/Long: 52.6078747/-2.1390568
Railway: switch
Lat/Long: 52.6071003/-2.1382923
Railway: crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6067882/-2.1382115
Railway: switch
Lat/Long: 52.6073/-2.1383455
Railway: crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6069109/-2.1380353
Oxley Branch Junction
Historic Railway: junction
Railway: site
Lat/Long: 52.6088735/-2.1500859
Railway: level_crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6065439/-2.1387398
Railway: crossing
Lat/Long: 52.6083195/-2.140834
Railway: buffer_stop
Lat/Long: 52.6089897/-2.1413669
The data included in this document is from www.openstreetmap.org. The data is made available under ODbL.

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