The Wren's Nest is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Dudley Metropolitan Borough, north west of the town centre of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. It is one of the most important geological locations in Britain. It is also a Local Nature Reserve, a national nature reserve (NNR) and Scheduled Ancient Monument. The site is home to a number of species of birds and locally rare flora, such as Scabiosa columbaria, milkwort and quaking grass. The caverns are also a nationally important hibernation site for seven different species of bat.
Fossilized ripple markings at Wren's Nest
Silurian sea bed fossils collected from Wren's Nest Nature Reserve, Dudley UK. June 2014.
Silurian sea bed fossils collected from Wren's Nest Nature Reserve, Dudley UK. June 2014.
Closer view of Silurian sea bed fossils collected from Wren's Nest Nature Reserve, Dudley, UK
Metropolitan Borough of Dudley
The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley is a metropolitan borough of West Midlands, England. It was created in 1974 following the Local Government Act 1972, through a merger of the existing Dudley County Borough with the municipal boroughs of Stourbridge and Halesowen.
Dudley, the administrative centre of the borough
The Merry Hill Shopping Centre is one of the largest shopping centres in the UK
Evolve Campus of Dudley College
Russells Hall Hospital
