The Stourbridge site is one of various locations across Dudley where dead birds have been discovered.
Mary Stevens Park has been shut by the council after a number of wild birds were found dead near the play area
A park in Stourbridge has closed after a number of wild birds were found dead in various locations across Dudley borough.The local council is working with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the UK Health Security Agency to remove the birds.In the park, the birds were found near the lake and children's play area, the council said.In Newcastle-under-Lyme in neighbouring Staffordshire, avian flu has been confirmed in birds at premises near Kidsgrove, Defra said.
A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone was set up around the Kidsgrove site and all birds would be humanely culled, the agency added.
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