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Herald Way Marsh

Local Nature Reserves in the West Midlands (county)Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands (county)Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1988

Herald Way Marsh (grid reference SP380769) is a 10.6 hectare (26.2 acre) biological site of Special Scientific Interest in Coventry in the West Midlands. The site was notified in 1988 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is also a Local Nature Reserve.

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Herald Way Marsh
Oak Tree Road, Coventry Binley

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N 52.38881 ° E -1.44306 °
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Claybrookes Marsh (Biological SSSI)

Oak Tree Road
CV3 2RR Coventry, Binley
England, United Kingdom
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