Moseley Bog is a nature reserve in the Moseley area of Birmingham in England.
It was declared a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) by Birmingham City Council on 17 July 1991. Much of the area comprising Moseley Bog was declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1980. However, following its LNR declaration and re-evaluation by English Nature the site was denotified on 21 July 1992.
There are also burnt mounds , which, with their surrounding areas, are Scheduled Ancient Monuments.
J. R. R. Tolkien lived nearby, as a child, and the area influenced the description of the Shire in his books.
A house adjacent to the reserve (since demolished) was used by reggae band UB40 for their ealiest recordings.
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