Since the announcement by the W Mids Combined Authority of a W Midlands National Park, I've been supporting Prof Kathryn Moore of Birmingham City University over that initiative by herself. I've been arguing for a Clent Hills Regional Park, like the Pentland Hills RP, south of Edinburgh. I feel this is necessary to protect it from built development; to encourage more farming to feed the Black Country and Brum; and, for recreation.
POINTS IN ITS FAVOUR and how it could benefit:
- The importance of our two 1,000 feet hills and the beauty of their foothills, woods and valleys to the east that, include the Abbey, Infirmary and the site of fish ponds.
- This valuable open space for farming and recreation is a 32 sq Km Golden Green Triangle, bounded by the two main roads west of M5, Jct 3 to Jct 4.
- The sad state of hedgerows with many gaps as they mature and never seem to benefit from hedge-laying to rejuvenate them.
- The extensive network of public rights of way but, the shabby, dilapidated stiles and poor signs.
- The Halesowen Railway line that now has permission from the landowner, to walk his section from Dowery Dell to Frankley and on to Longbridge on better public paths;
- It has one SSSI, the Clent Hills Country Park and another next to it but outside the triangle.
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