Deer's Leap Wood

Deer's Leap Wood is a nature reserve of the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country, in West Midlands, England. There is woodland with a variety of tree species; also a pond and a meadow area.

Deer's Leap Wood
Location in West Midlands
Location	Rotton Park, West Midlands
OS grid	SP 031 871
Coordinates	52°28′54″N 1°57′24″W
Area	1.9 hectares (4.7 acres)
Operated by	Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country
Designation	Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation
Website	www.bbcwildlife.org.uk/deers-leap-wood

Description

The reserve has an area of about 1.9 hectares (4.7 acres). The northern boundary is Shireland Brook, historically the county boundary of Staffordshire and Warwickshire.^[1] It is in the Rotton Park area of Birmingham; it was in medieval times part of the Rotton Park estate of the de Bermingham family, where there was a deer park.^[1][2]

The reserve has been designated a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation.^[1]

The woodland has many species of trees, including birch, oak, field maple, wych-elm, hazel, and alder. There is a large pond, where moorhens, mallards and herons can be seen. The meadow, recently established, has many floral species, attracting a variety of insects.^[1]