 Englands Black Country region has joined the ranks of Lesbos in Greece, with its prehistoric petrified forest, and Tanzanias Ngorongoro Crater, teeming with rare wildlife, as a Unesco Global Geopark. The UN agency selected the unsung area of the Midlands for its role in the industrial revolution and geological heritage. Sites that clinched the status after a 10-year effort include Dudley and Wolverhampton museums, Wrens Nest nature reserve, the Red House Glass Cone, an 18th-century glassmaking kiln, and Walsall Arboretum. 