Swineholes Wood and Black Heath

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Swineholes Wood and Black Heath is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Staffordshire, covering 0.46 km². It is one of 55 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. The nearest railway station is Blythe Bridge, about 12.7 km to the south-west. For more of the same, Churnet Valley and Hamps and Manifold Valleys are close by.

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