Clayhanger Marsh

Clayhanger Marsh
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location within West Midlands county
Area of Search West Midlands
Grid reference SK034045
Coordinates 52°38′18″N 1°57′04″W / 52.63824°N 1.95119°W / 52.63824; -1.95119Coordinates: 52°38′18″N 1°57′04″W / 52.63824°N 1.95119°W / 52.63824; -1.95119
Interest Biological
Area 23.8 hectares
Notification 1986
Location map English Nature

Clayhanger Marsh is a 23.8 hectare (58.8 acre) biological site of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands. The site was notified in 1986 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is located to the north of Walsall.

The first vagrant bufflehead recorded in the West Midlands county was found here in June 2004.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Bufflehead". The Birds of Staffordshire, Warwickshire. Worcestershire and the West Midlands. West Midland Bird Club. 71. ISSN 1476-2862. Archived from the original on 2013-09-29.
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