INSPECTORS have visited an area in Wyre Forest district protected by environment laws to investigate possible contamination.

Members of the Environment Agency and English Heritage were called in to test for possible damage at the Mad Brook flood plain in the Wyre Forest.

English Heritage officials have designated the site as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

The SSSI sites are specially protected to "support plants and animals that would find it more difficult to survive", according to the English Heritage website.

An Environment Agency officer found "no immediate impact on the water course or environment" from the initial on-site tests last week.

Oliver Blackburn, spokesman for the Environment Agency, confirmed that further tests were being conducted to determine any damage caused by works being carried out in the area.

He said: "We have found silt on a piece of land and that is why we are investigating. Our investigations have been centred on the Mad Brook site and all the adjacent water courses.

"The officer has taken samples of the water and the tests on them will indicate what possible long-term impact that it may have on the environment," he added.

The results of the tests are expected by the end of this week.