Portway Hill
Portway Hill is located in West Midlands county
Portway Hill
Location within West Midlands
LocationRowley Regis, West Midlands
OS gridSO977890
Coordinates52°29′56″N 2°02′02″W / 52.499°N 2.034°W / 52.499; -2.034
Created2011 (2011)
Operated byWildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country
OpenAll year
Websitewww.bbcwildlife.org.uk/Portway-hill

Portway Hill is part of the Rowley Hills, near Rowley Regis in West Midlands, England. It is the site of a nature reserve of the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country.

Description

The reserve, an area of grassland, was acquired as part of the Wildlife Trust's appeal to protect the Rowley Hills.[1]

Wild flowers in the grassland include rare species such as bee orchid and hare's-foot clover. Butterflies on the reserve include one of the few colonies of marbled white butterfly in the West Midlands.[1]

The grassland habitat attracts particular species of birds, and there are birds of prey such as kestrels and peregrine falcons.[1]

Exposures of Rowley Rag, a hard volcanic rock formerly quarried on Portway Hill, can be seen.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Portway Hill" Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. "Geology" Friends of Rowley Hills. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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