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Sites of Local Importance to Nature Conservation (SLINCs)

Swan nest in Pleck

Walsall has approximately 80 Sites of Local Importance for Nature Conservation, listed below. If you would like further information on any of these sites, please contact us.

EcoRecord ReferenceSite nameArea (ha)
WA003Albutts Road1.51
WA058Land north of Barns Lane14.44
WA056Brick kiln14.47
WA004BLand at Chase Road
WA013Coppice Lane Wood (area outside SINC)2.0 (approx)
WA021Coppice Lane, Vigo1.42
WA016Coppiceside Wood0.66
WA045Ford Brook20.95
WA047Leylands Farm 10.88
WA142Leylands Farm 24.06
WA044Moat Farm Pool0.07
WA055Pelsall Common Pond2.60
WA057Land at the Radleys2.05
WA004CLand east of Sadler Road
WA104Stencill's Farm4.72
WA017Walsall to Lichfield Railway Lane1.71
TOTAL AREA71.54

Aldridge

EcoRecord Reference

Site nameArea (ha)
WA105Land off Aldridge Road2.88
WA032Aldridge Station5.15
WA137Barr Beacon18.48
WA128Bourne Pool0.34
WA123Land east of Chapel Lane1.18
WA139Doe Bank Wood2.12
WA027Leigh's Wood 4.37
WA126Osier Bed 0.70
WA136Pool House Farm Pool0.23
WA134Potter's Wood1.25
WA117Shustoke Farm1.00
WA114Skip Lane 3.68
WA109The Spinney0.49
WA135Sutton Lane Wood0.06
WA110Wood End Farm4.27
TOTAL AREA46.20

Walsall/Bloxwich

EcoRecord Reference

Site nameArea (ha)
WA090Anson Branch Canal5.52
WA073Bealey's Lane hedges -
WA121Bescot triangle2.95
WA113Gorway Wood2.72
WA054Goscote Wedge35.23
WA124Leckie Road 1.40
WA070Mill Lane 10.01
WA094Moorside Gardens 0.52
WA074Natsfield Farm0.17
WA112Pleck Gasworks0.25
WA101Ryecroft/ Green Lane cutting13.97
TOTAL AREA72.47

Willenhall/Darlaston

EcoRecord Reference

Site nameArea (ha)
WA093Anson Road10.19
WA096Bentley Mill Lane 2.54
WA086Fibbersley
WA099Heathfield Lane West Pond0.16
WA097James Bridge Gasworks1.97
WA088Land east of Poplar Avenue13.34
WA087Poplar Avenue Pond0.83
WA098Ward's Pool0.26
WA095Wolverhampton Road9.68
TOTAL AREA38.97

Sites excluded

EcoRecord Reference

Site nameArea (ha)
WA028Daw End Branch Canal24.33
WA036Mill Lane (out of Borough) 3.08
WA103Rushall Canal8.54
WA014Wyrley and Essington Canalwww 58.37