It is 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Walsall and lies inbetween the settlements of Rushall and Shelfield and the town of Aldridge.

Stubbers Green Bog and Swan Pool and The Swag are two Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the area.

Walsall Council report this habitat type as rare in England, though the site's ecological value is described as "uncertain", owing to pressure from invasive scrub of goat willow and sallow.

A book published in 1987 says the pools were a "nationally important swallow roost",[7] however, Walsall Council suggest this is no longer the case.

The Environment Agency thought the incident may have been the result of hot weather and a lack of rainfall,[11] but an investigation by Walsall Council found reduced oxygen levels caused by a blocked inlet.