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Portway Hill

Coordinates: 52°29′56″N 2°02′02″W / 52.499°N 2.034°W / 52.499; -2.034
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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Portway Hill" Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Geology" Friends of Rowley Hills. Retrieved 10 April 2021.