Sandwell Valley is an area of green belt in the West Midlands of England, on the border of Birmingham and West Bromwich, with Walsall at its northern end. For other uses of the word Greenbelt, see Greenbelt (disambiguation). ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language 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 UK 50. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Map sources for West Bromwich at grid reference SO9992 West Bromwich is the largest town within the metropolitan borough of Sandwell, in the English county of West Midlands, five miles north west of Birmingham. ... Map sources for Walsall at grid reference SP0198 Walsall Art Gallery Walsall is an industrial town in the West Midlands of England. ...

It is a valley on the River Tame, West Midlands. 2,000 acres are owned by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, with the RSPB leasing 25 acres as a visitor centre and reserve. The Valley contains Forge Mill Farm and Sandwell Park Farm, both of which are operated by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council as educational facilities - the former using modern farming techniques, the latter with a walled garden and rare breeds of farm animals. Fljótsdalur in East-Iceland A valley is a landform, which can range from a few square miles (square kilometers) to hundreds or even thousands of square miles (square kilometers) in area. ... Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ... This article is about the walled garden in its original horticultural sense. ... Sheep are commonly bred as livestock. ...

The earliest evidence of people in Sandwell Valley is in the form of flint tools from the Mesolithic period, but evidence of later periods is also present in the landscape, including the site of Sandwell Hall and Priory. Exibitions at Sandwell Park Farm tell the story of the people who lived here.

The M5 motorway bisects the Valley, with the intersection between it and the M6 at the northern end. This article concerns the M5 motorway in England. ... The M6 motorway is the longest motorway in England. ...

Information on what's happening can be found at www.sandwellvalley.com

The Valley's fauna and flora are studied by the Sandwell Valley Naturalists' Club (SandNats). Fauna is a collective term for animal life. ... In Botany a Flora (or Floræ) is a collective term for plant life and can also refer to a descriptive catalogue of the plants of any geographical area, geological period, etc. ...

External links

• SandNats