Leisure
In addition to supplying water to the canals, the reservoir is used for leisure activities including angling, sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking and rowing.
Edgbaston Reservoir is home to two rowing clubs, Birmingham Rowing Club and the University of Birmingham Boat Club. Both are housed within the same boathouse. The site has also been chosen to house a new Birmingham Schools rowing initiative, with the two aforementioned clubs assisting in the running of the scheme. Birmingham Canoe Club also share the space during the summer months (June - September), paddling on the reservoir.
The Midland Sailing Club is also based at Edgbaston Reservoir, and often race sailing boats around a marked course. Windsurfers also use the reservoir. Further to this, TS Vernon Sea Cadets use the reservoir as a base.
The Reservoir is home to Edgbaston Watersports who provide water and land activities for school, college & youth groups from their base on the Icknield Port Road side of the reservoir.
The Reservoir perimeter provides a pleasant route for joggers, with a gravel and tarmac path throughout its 1.75 mile (2.8 km) circumference. There are also work-out stations at various points providing frames for exercises such as pull-ups and step-ups.
The fishing season runs from 16 June to 14 March each year. Licenses are available from Birmingham City Council Rangers and start at £1.90 per day.
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