Palmers Rough

Palmers Rough is a Local Nature Reserve and Park located in Shirley, Solihull. It covers an area of approximately 7. 3ha and consists of two separate woodland blocks; Palmers Coppice to the east, and Squires Coppice to the west. They are separated by open grassland and include for two football pitches and a small children's playground. A wide range of plants and animals makes Palmers Rough an important urban space and was therefore granted Local Nature Reserve status in 2000. The presence of Palmers Rough is noted within the Domesday Book, and suggests that the woodland dates back over 900 years. A walk through the woods is especially rewarding in springtime when bluebells produce a vivid carpet of colour. NatureThe woods are a mixed broadleaf woodland, composed primarily of oak which forms the main canopy, but includes for many other species such as rowan, maple, ash, and holly. There is also a varied shrub layer of elder, hazel, hawthorn, silver birch, and some cherry laurel. Other smaller shrubs and plants include for bramble, bracken, honeysuckle, broad buckler fern, nettle, ivy, and occasionally Raspberry. Unfortunately Japanese Knotweed has been allowed to take hold in some parts of the site, and in other areas the brambles and nettles are becoming overly dominant.

Palmers Rough is a Local Nature Reserve and Park located in Shirley, Solihull. It covers an area of approximately 7. 3ha and consists of two separate woodland blocks; Palmers Coppice to the east, and Squires Coppice to the west. They are separated by open grassland and include for two football pitches and a small children's playground. A wide range of plants and animals makes Palmers Rough an important urban space and was therefore granted Local Nature Reserve status in 2000. The presence of Palmers Rough is noted within the Domesday Book, and suggests that the woodland dates back over 900 years. A walk through the woods is especially rewarding in springtime when bluebells produce a vivid carpet of colour. NatureThe woods are a mixed broadleaf woodland, composed primarily of oak which forms the main canopy, but includes for many other species such as rowan, maple, ash, and holly. There is also a varied shrub layer of elder, hazel, hawthorn, silver birch, and some cherry laurel. Other smaller shrubs and plants include for bramble, bracken, honeysuckle, broad buckler fern, nettle, ivy, and occasionally Raspberry. Unfortunately Japanese Knotweed has been allowed to take hold in some parts of the site, and in other areas the brambles and nettles are becoming overly dominant.