SITE No: SP06/18 SITE NAME RIVER ARROW NATIONAL GRID REFERENCE SP039 695 LINEAR SITE LIMITS (if appropriate) SP036 731 (North) SP071 650 (South) DATE OF LISTING 28.09.1990 DISTRICT COUNCIL (s) Bromsgrove, Redditch PARISH Alvechurch, Tutnall and Cobley, Redditch TOTAL AREA N/A LENGTH IF LINEAR 16km SWS HABITAT Open Water - Flowing NATIONAL BAP HABITATS Rivers and Streams OTHER HABITATS OF IMPORTANCE Woodland, scrub, marshland NATIONAL BAP SPECIES Otter OTHER SPECIES OF IMPORTANCE Kingfisher GENERAL DESCRIPTION Rising from an overflow at Lower Bittell Reservoir, the River Arrow flows south through Redditch to join the River Avon at Salford Priors in Warwickshire. For much of its length it is lined with trees and shrubs (which in some places broaden out into woodland) and creates an important wildlife corridor through the landscape. It is a particularly valuable feature where it flows through the centre of Redditch where both the river and its attendant valley form a significant green wedge through the town. Overshadowing by bankside trees means that the aquatic flora is limited in most stretches although in places there are beds of both in-stream and marginal vegetation. In combination with a full range of natural features, including fast flowing riffle sequences, these help to support a reasonable aquatic fauna. Otters are known to be present and kingfishers breed in several places. River Arrow Do not scale from map. For accurate plan refer to GIS. Scale 1:50000 Reproduced bypermission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. © Crown Copyright and database right 2006. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence Number 100036340..