A Nature Conservation Review

There is a rich variety of wildlife in the Black Country and Birmingham. Many birds, mammals, amphibians and insects make their homes amongst ours. They live in gardens, parks, fragments of old countryside, the larger natural spaces such as Sutton Park and the Sandwell Valley, canals, ponds and lakes, woodlands and even buildings. Flowers, shrubs and trees thrive alongside industry, transport and housing. Valuable habitats, such as calareous grassland, heathland and ancient woodland, are found within the conurbation, some surviving as tiny fragments of previously extensive areas, some as major pieces of open space.

Many areas of the region are now afforded protection against further urban development. National Nature Reserves (NNRs) and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) are recognised nationally, whilst Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) and Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs) are locally designated.

This section is still under development and in future information about specific sites and species within the Black Country and Birmingham will be available.

© EcoRecord 2000
Last updated 30 July 2000

EcoRecord is operated by the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country and JDT (Mott-MacDonald)
on behalf of Birmingham City Council and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.