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Membership Appreciation Day

We’re really excited to invite you to our Member Appreciation Day on Saturday 9 September at Edgbaston Park Hotel! This is a special event to celebrate you and all the amazing things that your membership helps us to achieve.
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How to help wildlife at school

Whether feeding the birds, or sowing a wildflower patch, setting up wildlife areas in your school makes for happier, healthier and more creative children.

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Discover and Explore Moseley Bog

saved from development following a huge public campaign, the site became a nature reserve and supports a tremendous range of plants, animals and insects. Especially fascinating are the gnarled old trees and the fantastic displays of bluebells each spring.
Moseley Bog was the childhood playground of The Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien, who lived nearby. He stated that the site inspired the 'old forest' in his books. People come from all over the world to discover his inspiration for themselves.
The site also has great archaeological interest, having two burnt mounds, as well as more recent remains such as the old mill dam and the foundations of Victorian greenhouses.
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Wilder Schools

Our Education Team is passionate about outdoor learning and using nature to improve our children’s resilience and mental well-being.
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Schools go wild for nature

Nature Friendly Schools has had a momentous first year with 31 primary schools across Birmingham and the Black Country being accepted onto the programme.

My Wild Life

My back-to-school

As a child growing up in Ghana, Patience never took an interest in what was going on in the garden. Now, she’s growing her own flowers and vegetables every week, both at the Centre for Wildlife…

My Wild Life

My discovery

Look – a boatman! Keira’s delight in learning about unusual creatures is even more special when she can find them herself.

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John Muir Discovery Award

The John Muir Discovery Award is an environmental award scheme. It is non-competitive, inclusive and accessible based on; Discovering a wild space, Exploring it, working to Conserve it and Sharing their experience with others.

Whilst it is designed for people of all ages, in our experience we have found it especially benefits disengaged students by building confidence, self esteem and social skills.
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EcoPark

Each year thousands of young people are inspired by the wildlife they encounter on their visits there. EcoPark offers opportunities for children in this inner city area to get hands on with nature and discover the wonders of the natural world for the first time. Six local primary schools make regular use of EcoPark, with many more also visiting for one-off sessions, and there are also free activities for families every school holiday funded by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.
Outdoor Learning
EcoPark offers national curriculum-linked environmental education activities to schools across Birmingham and the Black Country.