Английская Википедия:Deer's Leap Wood
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox park Deer's Leap Wood is a nature reserve of the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country, in West Midlands, England. There is woodland with a variety of tree species; also a pond and a meadow area.
Description
The reserve has an area of about Шаблон:Convert. The northern boundary is Shireland Brook, historically the county boundary of Staffordshire and Warwickshire.[1] It is in the Rotton Park area of Birmingham; it was in medieval times part of the Rotton Park estate of the de Bermingham family, where there was a deer park.[1][2]
The reserve has been designated a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation.[1]
The woodland has many species of trees, including birch, oak, field maple, wych-elm, hazel, and alder. There is a large pond, where moorhens, mallards and herons can be seen. The meadow, recently established, has many floral species, attracting a variety of insects.[1]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 "Deer's Leap Wood" Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ↑ "Rotton Park" William Dargue A History of Birmingham Places & Placenames from A to Y. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
