Nature And Landscape

Wild Walsall Heathlands

In the peri-urban landscape around Walsall, nature is under pressure and local communities face numerous barriers to accessing and appreciating it. Significant areas of the heaths that once surrounded the town have, in particular, been lost as land-uses and local livelihoods have changed. The result is a landscape in which action to save natural heritage is in high demand. Our project will protect, restore, and reconnect important natural habitats and priority species at sites across Walsall. The UK is vital for conservation of lowland heaths, and we will prioritise action for this habitat that deeply connects local natural and agricultural heritage. This will be embedded in landscape-scale conservation management, advocacy, and engagement with local communities, that encompasses not only heaths, but also local woodlands, grasslands, and river corridors. We will reconnect people to the value of this remarkable natural environment and enable them to take action for its protection.