Heathlanes

Heathlanes is a well originally sunk for private water supply; it is now used to monitor the Permo–Triassic sandstone aquifer in Shropshire. It is one of the wells used to monitor the Shropshire Groundwater Scheme, which uses groundwater to maintain flows in the River Severn during droughts.

BGS Enquiries can help you to access groundwater level data for this well.

Hydrograph

Information about the well

Hydrogeological setting

This well monitors a Permo–Triassic sandstone aquifer in Shropshire. It is dug into the Bridgnorth Sandstone Formation, overlain by till deposits. A detailed borehole log is not available.

Well or borehole construction

Originally constructed for domestic supply, it is a 1 m-diameter well that is stone lined.

Hydrograph response

The hydrograph shows a groundwater system responsive to both seasonal recharge and longer-term aquifer scale fluctuations. Seasonal fluctuations are normally less than 0.5 m amplitude, with long-term variation around 3 m amplitude. The seasonal fluctuations are seen most clearly when levels are close to the long-term mean, 62 m AOD. At lower and higher levels, the seasonal response appears damped. The lowest water levels are close to the bottom of the well.

Data issues

There is some data missing for 2001, when access to the well was limited by the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.

Acknowledgements

At a national level, groundwater level monitoring data is collected and managed by the Environment Agency (England), the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Wales and the Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland).

Access the data they collect and curate, which includes many monitoring sites beyond those highlighted on these pages: 

• Scotland (SEPA)
• England (Defra) 

Contact

Please contact BGS Enquiries for further information.