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Why we have linked the Green Tiger Beetle with Stoke on Trent:

This green tiger beetle, as with all tiger beetles, has long legs in comparison to its body size and can run extremely fast. It can also make short, fast flights, buzzing loudly if it has been disturbed.

Park Hall Country Park, at Stoke, is an important site for the city. It is an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and an NNR (National Nature Reserve). The reserve is host to a wide variety of wildlife and one its star species is the green tiger beetle. England has five species of tiger beetle, with the green tiger beetle being our most common and widespread.

The sandstone canyons and heathland of the country park are well suited to the needs of the green tiger beetle. In recent years, the local council has recognised the importance of conservation of this species; work undertaken on site is done to promote the well-being and continued success of this beetle.

Did you know these interesting facts about Stoke on Trent?


		Stoke-on-Trent area is, in fact known as the Staffordshire Potteries, or just the potteries.

		In 1769 Wedgwood himself built one of Britain's first large factories, in Etruria, the village he established on the outskirts of Burslem, his birthplace.

		Stoke-on-Trent is still the centre of the British ceramic industry, and is the largest clayware producer in the world.

		The production of pottery dates back to at least the 17th Century, and was founded on the area's abundant supplies of clay; of salt and lead for glazing; and of coal, used to fire the kilns.

		Captain E.J Smith was associated with Stoke on Trent the captain of the Titanic, who went down with his ship.

		Park Hall Country Park is one of the City's most important natural sites. It was declared as Stoke-on-Trent's only National Nature Reserve in 2002 and the sandstone canyons are a Site of Specific Scientific Interest for their geology.

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