It is only to be expected that, in an area as rural as this one, wildlife of all forms abounds. Predictably the focus of all this wildlife is Wyre Forest which offers every conceivable kind of habitat and is, therefore, home to a huge variety of species.

The forest is comprised largely of oak and beech trees and apart from the squirrel and rabbit population the most obvious form of wildlife is its deer which are described on a different page.

The forest is also home to one of the largest and most varied collections of butterflies in the Country. These too have a page to themselves.

Wyre Forest is declared a centre of special scientific interest and is, therefore, preserved, though it has been administered by a number of different organisations. There are also local volounteer groups which strive for the preservation of what is left of the forest, and wage a continuous battle to prevent encroachment of the forest for housing and industrial development and polution.