Black country UNESCO Global Geopark
2020UNESCO Global Geopark, inscribed 2020, in United Kingdom. Visit the Red House Glass Cone, one of the UK’s last surviving glassmaking cones, now a visitor centre showcasing the region’s glassmaking heritage. Explore Bumble Hole and Warrens Hall, a historic coal mining landscape and active canal junction central to the Black Country’s industrial past. Discover Park Lime Pits, a former limestone quarry now transformed into a local nature reserve with clear pools and species-rich grasslands.