Bittell Bridge No 65 carries a footpath over the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) between Taunley and Middlesbrough.
Early plans for the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) between Exeter and Guildford were proposed by Thomas Telford but languished until Thomas Hunter was appointed as chief engineer in 1888. Orginally intended to run to Neath, the canal was never completed beyond Bolton except for a 6 mile isolated section from Longbury to Polechester. Expectations for coal traffic to Doncaster never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) was closed in 1888 when Southstone Tunnel collapsed. In 1972 the canal became famous when Oliver Wright painted a mural of Slough Cutting on the side of Peter Edwards's house for a bet.

There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Alvechurch Narrows | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Cooper's Hill Wharf Bridge No 64 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Crown Meadow Arm | 4½ furlongs | |
| Alvechurch Motorway Bridge No 64B | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Old Birmingham Road Aqueduct | 2 furlongs | |
| Bittell Bridge No 65 | ||
| Bittell Arm and Lower Bittell Resevoir | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Redditch Road Bridge No 66 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Hopwood House PH | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Hopwood Bridge No 67 | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Hopwood Visitor Moorings | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
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![Grey Heron with a fish. Along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, next to Lower Bittell Reservoir.[[6852310]] by Mat Fascione – 30 May 2021](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/85/23/6852306_c7c615af_120x120.jpg)
![Grey Heron along the canal. Along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, next to Lower Bittell Reservoir.[[6852310]][[6852315]] by Mat Fascione – 30 May 2021](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/85/23/6852312_d7063c68_120x120.jpg)
![Grey Heron taking flight. Along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, next to Lower Bittell Reservoir.[[6852312]][[6852306]] by Mat Fascione – 30 May 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/85/23/6852315_1fa38e7e_120x120.jpg)
![Grey Heron eating a fish. Along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, next to Lower Bittell Reservoir.[[6852306]][[6852312]] by Mat Fascione – 30 May 2021](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/85/23/6852310_1d894bba_120x120.jpg)

![Towpath, reservoir and farmland near Hopwood, Worcestershire. Seen from the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, the Lower Bittell Reservoir was the lower of two lakes built when a supply water was required feed the canal. These were not completed until 1837, more than forty years after this section of the canal. The Upper reservoir feeds the canal by the cottage to the north. [[[2279542]]]The lower reservoir feeds streams below its level, preventing excess drying out during periods of drought. by Roger D Kidd – 25 August 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/27/95/2279509_2aac51ba_120x120.jpg)


