Banner Lane Meadow – Case Study

A significant mixed development of former brownfield land in Coventry by Enodis

Part of the former Massey Ferguson site and serving a new commercial and residential development, this 2.5 ha field is now a Betts Estates reserve being managed as a biodiversity park.

As well as the large area of open grassland, the reserve contains an existing pond and new aquatic and terrestrial habitat for breeding amphibians, including the great crested newt, a European Protected Species. A nationally scarce beetle and a notable liverwort also occur here.

Biological recording to obtain comprehensive baseline data is guiding future scientific work to protect and enhance biodiversity. Enjoyment of the site by local residents and visitors is encouraged and a “Friends of Banner Meadow” group has been formed: further leisure and educational amenity features for the local community are planned.