Nesscliffe Country Park and Llanymynech Heritage Area are both set to become nature reserves after plans were approved by councillors.
At a meeting on Monday, Shropshire Council’s cabinet approved the designations of Nesscliffe Country Park, Llanymynech Heritage Area, Lyth Hill and Poles Coppice, near Pontesbury, as Local Nature Reserves.
It is hoped the status, which is already afforded to more than 40 sites across the county, will add more weight to funding bids and offer extra protection from future development.
The four sites are all owned by Shropshire Council and cover almost 120 hectares of countryside between them.
Nesscliffe and Llanymynech to be declared nature reserves next year
At a meeting on Monday, Shropshire Council’s cabinet approved the designations of Nesscliffe Country Park, Llanymynech Heritage Area, Lyth Hill and Poles Coppice, near Pontesbury, as Local Nature Reserves.
It is hoped the status, which is already afforded to more than 40 sites across the county, will add more weight to funding bids and offer extra protection from future development.
The four sites are all owned by Shropshire Council and cover almost 120 hectares of countryside between them.
Nesscliffe and Llanymynech to be declared nature reserves next year