Clayhanger Marsh

Clayhanger Marsh

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location within West Midlands county
Location	West Midlands
Grid reference	SK034045
Coordinates	52°38′18″N1°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 hectares (59 acres) 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

• List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands

References

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

• Clayhanger Marsh citation sheet Natural England . Retrieved on 2008-05-28

External links

• Clayhanger Marsh bird sightings log