Type Nature reserve OS grid SO977890 Phone +44 121 454 1199 | Nearest city Dudley Created 2011 (2011) | |
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Location Rowley Regis, West Midlands, England Operated by Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust Address St Brades Cl, Tividale, Oldbury B69 1NX, UK Hours Open today ยท Open 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar Turners Hill - West Midlands, Beacon Hill - Sedgley, Warren's Hall Country P, Bumble Hole Local Nature R, Moseley Bog | ||
The Rowley Hills are a range of hills located in the West Midlands county in England, and include Turner's Hill, Bury Hill, Portway Hill, and Darby's Hill. The ridge forms part of the east/west watershed between the River Severn and the River Trent, with rainfall on the western side going to the Bristol Channel via the Severn, and rainfall on the eastern side ending up in the North sea via the Trent. The hills are situated east of the town of Dudley in Rowley Regis, on the border between the metropolitan boroughs of Dudley and Sandwell.
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The largest hill, Turner's Hill, is the highest point in the West Midlands, with an altitude of 271m above sea level. Views from the summit include the Clee Hills, Clent Hills, Cannock Chase, and much of Birmingham and the Black Country. The height has also led to the construction of two radio transmission towers on the summit.
Rowley Rag, a form of Dolerite notably used to make kerbstones, was formerly quarried from the Rowley Hills.
Over the centuries that the hills have been inhabited there have been four churches located there, all named St. Giles, in the village of Rowley.
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Nature Reserve
In 2011, the Rowley Hills Nature Reserve was established on a small area of Portway Hill by The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country, with a view to eventually expand the site over the larger area.