| Whitfield Valley |
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| LNR Type: |
Urban |
| County: |
Staffordshire |
Natural England
Regional Team:
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West Midlands |
| Year of Declaration: |
1991
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| Declaring Authority: |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
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| Area (Ha): |
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| Grid Reference: |
SJ 888 522
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| Location: |
Off Ford Green Road, Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent
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| Owned by: |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
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| Managed by: |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
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| SSSI Type: |
Biological
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| Link to site map: |
Click here to open the site map from the Nature on the Map web site.
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| How to get there: |
Public transport: Buses 8, 8A, 62, 62A and 98 run past the site along Ford Green Road. Greenways: Whitfield Valley greenway and Monks Neil Park greenway run through and near the site. Brindley Ford greenway lies to the north.
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| Visitor facilities: |
There is a small car park next to Ford Green Hall of Ford Green Road. Access - Whitfield Valley greenway is suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs. Other paths are not surfaced and can be muddy in wet weather.
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| What to see: |
Whitfield Valley Local Nature Reserve is one of the largest reserves in the city and boasts a wide range of habitats. The Ford Green Brook flows through the site and there are patches of grassland, hay meadow, heathland, hedgerow, ponds and scattered trees. Ford Green Reedbed, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, is located at the southern end of the nature reserve and many ducks and other water birds breed and overwinter here. At the northern end of the Reserve the spoil heap from the Chatterley Whitfield Colliery affords great views of the area and is colonised by bird-foot trefoil which supports the largest known colony of dingy skipper butterflies in the West Midlands. Skylark and grey partridge are often seen in the grasssland and barn owls and kestrels hunt across the valley. Other notable species include water vole, yellow rattle and snipe.
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| Volunteer and 'Friends of' groups: |
Whitfield Valley Wildlife Volunteers assist the City Council in guiding schools and organised grops around the site.
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| Contacts for further information and how to get involved: |
For further information on LNRs and how to get involved please contact Tel. 01782 331889
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| Website address and other links: |
www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure/nature-reserves/
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