Birmingham Fungi Festival
Join us for the first ever Birmingham Fungi Festival on Sunday 26th October 2025!
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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.
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.
Birmingham County Football Association
Business partner since September 2022.
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…
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.
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.
House mouse
The tiny, grey-brown house mouse is one of our most successful mammals. It thrives around buildings but is less likely to be found in our houses these days due to better construction.
House martin
As its name suggests, the house martin can be spotted nesting in the eaves of houses in our towns and villages. Its intricate mud nests take days to build and are often returned to and used in…
House sparrow
The house sparrow is a familiar, streaky brown bird of towns, parks and gardens. Males sport a grey cap and black bib, the size of which indicates their status.
Save Our Local Wildlife Sites
Birmingham and Black Country's 586 Local Wildlife Sites covering 4778ha are at risk of future development. #ActSwiftly to save our local wildlife.
In Memory Donations
Saying goodbye to a loved one is never easy.
We have created a memory wall, an online memorial upon which you can keep a personal tribute or memory, along with a favourite photo. Alternatively, we can provide a beautiful photograph of a favourite wild species or place.
If you would prefer a Tribute Site, these are provided by MuchLoved and can be used to create a personalised memory space and fundraising site, which will support our work and ensure a lasting tribute to your loved one's memory.
We have created a memory wall, an online memorial upon which you can keep a personal tribute or memory, along with a favourite photo. Alternatively, we can provide a beautiful photograph of a favourite wild species or place.
If you would prefer a Tribute Site, these are provided by MuchLoved and can be used to create a personalised memory space and fundraising site, which will support our work and ensure a lasting tribute to your loved one's memory.
Birmingham Fungi Festival: Fungi Poetry Workshops
Join poet, Lee Mackenzie, to create poems inspired by fungi! Suitable for everyone, even if you’ve never written a poem before, Lee will guide you through word games, prompts and a scavenger hunt…
Birmingham Fungi Festival: Fungi Felt Workshops
Mad about mushrooms? Come and make your very own felted 3D mushrooms out of sheep wool!