November, 2011

Get all the latest Wildlife News for Birmingham and the Black Country.

  • Chancellor Proposes Cuts in Wildlife Protection

    Wednesday 30th November, 2011

    The Wildlife Trusts today voice exasperation at George Osborne's Autumn budget statement which includes plans to review the rules which protect some of the most important wildlife sites in England.

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  • Marine Conservation Zones at Risk

    Wednesday 9th November, 2011

    The wildlife in England’s seas are facing a serious threat, warns the Wildlife Trust. The long-awaited network of marine protected areas, promised by Government for 2012, is in danger which has been instrumental marine campaigning and research. The Wildlife Trust is urging the public to write to Under-Secretary for Natural Environment and Fisheries, Richard Benyon MP, in support of Marine Conservation Zones.

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  • Landfill Credits Boost for Moseley Bog

    Friday 4th November, 2011

    Birmingham based developer St. Modwen has donated £10,000 to The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country’s Moseley Bog and Joy’s Wood regeneration project – an amount that has funded an outdoor classroom and performance area on the site that was once Tolkein’s playground.

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