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Light from the Shadows

Light from the Shadows, a brand new way of exploring Moseley Bog, was launched during a family fun day on June 16th 2013. A collaboration between Birmingham Rep, The Wildlife Trust and local residents and volunteers, this new audio experience was created by Charlotte Goodwin and Kate Chapman.

The first three tracks are designed to be listened to at Sarehole Mill. The rest can be listened to anywhere in Moseley Bog and Joy's Wood reserve
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Enhancing the Birmingham Mainline Canal for Wildlife to Thrive

Improving a stretch of the Birmingham Mainline Canal foraging habitat for birds, butterflies and bees.
In November 2012 the Canal and Rivers Trust, with support from the Birmingham & Black Country Nature Improvement Area, started work on a project to improve linkage between the Dudley and Birmingham canal networks.
The 'Main Line Canal Wildlife Enhancement' project linked the Netherton Branch Canal, Gower Branch Canal and Sheepwash Urban Park Wildlife Sites to the heart of Birmingham via the canal network.
News

Road to Wellbeing is a Wild Life in Birmingham

The statistics around health are stark. Physical inactivity causes 18 million sick days every year. One in four adults will suffer from a mental health issue every year. Poor mental health costs…

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Local Nature Partnership - Birmingham and Black Country

The Birmingham & Black Country Local Nature Partnership (LNP) is one of 48 government approved partnerships set-up to embed the value of the natural environment in local policy and decisions for the benefit of nature, people and the economy

The LNP Board comprises high level decision-makers representing business and the private sector, local authorities, the DEFRA agencies, Natural England, partnerships that benefit the natural environment, the health and well-being sector and the voluntary sector. The LNP is chaired by Georgia Stokes, CEO of The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country. The Trust also provides a secretariat function.
Species

Warty venus

This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.