Wildlife reserves · East Midlands
Black Brook
Black Brook — nature reserve in Staffordshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Hunthouse Wood · 8.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Black Brook is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Managed by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in Staffordshire, UK". Coordinates: 53.1767°, -1.9714°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Leek Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Black Brook is a nature reserve of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, about 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Leek, in Staffordshire, England. It is moorland, part of Leek Moors (a Site of Special Scientific Interest), and most of it is in a Special Area of Conservation. It is near to the Roaches, another nature reserve of the Trust.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The reserve was bought by the Trust in 1996. Its area is 121 ha, one of the Trust's largest reserves. The moorland is a habitat for many endangered upland birds. Bird species seen in the reserve include curlew, red grouse and short-eared owl. Moorland plants amongst the heather include bilberry, crowberry and cowberry; these attract particular species of butterflies, moths and other insects, notably the green hairstreak butterfly.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.1767, -1.9714
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Parish
- Heathylee
- Postcode
- SK17 0TA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Nearest railway station
- Hunthouse Wood — 8.7 km
- Opening
- | website = {{url|https://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/nature-reserves/black-brook}}
- Official site
- www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q112224457 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Black Brook Nature Reserve (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Black Brook?
- Black Brook is in Staffordshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode SK17 0TA), in the parish of Heathylee.
- Who runs Black Brook?
- Black Brook is operated by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.
- Is Black Brook a protected site?
- Yes — Black Brook is part of the Leek Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Black Brook free to visit?
- Yes, Black Brook is free to enter.
- How do I get to Black Brook?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SK17 0TA. It sits within the Staffordshire Moorlands parliamentary constituency.
- Are dogs allowed at Black Brook?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.