Moseley Bog is a nature reserve in the Moseley area of Birmingham in England, at Grid reference SP092821. A nature reserve (natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve) is an area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. ... Moseley Park during the 2003 festival Moseley is a suburb of Birmingham, England, located 2 miles to the south of the city centre. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...

It was declared a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) by Birmingham City Council on 17 July 1991. Much of the area comprising Moseley Bog was declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1980. However, following its LNR declaration and re-evaluation by English Nature the site was denotified as an SSSI on 21 July 1992, but remains a locally designated Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC). July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... English Nature is the United Kingdom Government Agency that promotes the conservation of wildlife, geology and wild places throughout England. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Part of Moseley Bog

There are also burnt mounds, which, with their surrounding areas, are Scheduled Ancient Monuments. ImageMetadata File history File links 2004-12-19_3121. ... ImageMetadata File history File links 2004-12-19_3121. ... A Scheduled Ancient Monument is defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983 of the United Kingdom government. ...

The first ever International Dawn Chorus Day event was held there in 1984, by the Urban Wildlife Trust. The dawn chorus occurs when song birds sing at the start of a new day. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country (BBCWT) is a wildlife trust covering Birmingham and the Black Country in the West Midlands of England. ...

J. R. R. Tolkien lived nearby, as a child, and acknowledged the site as inspiration for the ancient forests in his books The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Nearby Sarehole Mill and the surrounding area on the River Cole is said to have been inspiration for Tolkiens writings. J. R. R. Tolkien in 1972, in his study at Merton Street (from by H. Carpenter) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) is best known as the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. ... The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy saga by the British author J. R. R. Tolkien, his most popular work and a sequel to his popular fantasy novel The Hobbit. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sarehole Mill (grid reference SP099818) is a water mill in the Sarehole area of Birmingham, England, driven by the River Cole. ... The River Cole is a tributary of the River Thames which flows through Wiltshire and Oxfordshire, where it forms the border. ...

A house adjacent to the reserve (since demolished) was used by reggae band UB40 for their earliest recordings. Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica. ... UB40 is a popular dub / reggae pop music band formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England. ...

External links

• Birmingham City Council page on the Bog