Spennells Valley is a local nature reserve in south-east

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, in

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, England.

Description

It was declared a local nature reserve (LNR) in 1995, and is owned and managed by Wyre Forest District Council. The reserve, area , is situated along the banks of Hoo Brook. It is a link between Wilden Marsh (a nature reserve of

Worcestershire Wildlife Trust Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is one of 46 wildlife trusts throughout the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1968 to conserve, protect and restore the county's wildlife. The Trust owns and manages over 70 nature reserves across the county, part ...

"Wilden Marsh"
''Worcestershire Wildlife Trust''. Retrieved 5 October 2020.) to the south-west and the upper Hoo Brook pools to the north-east."Spennells Valley"
Wyre Forest District Council. Retrieved 5 October 2020. There is dry woodland, damp woodland and

marshland A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p Marshes can often be found at ...

. In the damp woodland is alder, willow and black poplar. There is a waymarked

boardwalk A boardwalk (alternatively board walk, boarded path, or promenade) is an elevated footpath, walkway, or causeway built with wooden planks that enables pedestrians to cross wet, fragile, or marshy land. They are also in effect a low type of brid ...

trail through the reserve. The reserve is being extended to include part of a neighbouring sports field. It involves the creation of new ponds; it is expected that the project (underway in 2020), which is run in conjunction with the Environment Agency, will increase the

biodiversity Biodiversity or biological diversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is a measure of variation at the genetic (''genetic variability''), species (''species diversity''), and ecosystem (''ecosystem diversity'') l ...

of the area of Hoo Brook.

References

{{Reflist Local Nature Reserves in Worcestershire Forests and woodlands of Worcestershire Kidderminster