Portway Hill
| Portway Hill | |
|---|---|
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  Location within West Midlands county | |
| Location | Rowley Regis, West Midlands |
| OS grid | SO977890 |
| Coordinates | 52°29′56″N 2°02′02″W / 52.499°N 2.034°W |
| Created | 2011 |
| Operator | Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country |
| Open | All year |
| Website | www |
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
[edit]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]