Waxwing winters
Discover the bird that’s a favourite amongst birdwatchers, despite the fact that most rarely see one.
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Waxwing
The waxwing is a colourful winter visitor. It can often be spotted in large flocks in berry-laden bushes in towns, car parks and gardens.
Winter moth
One of the few moths that fly in winter, often seen in car headlights.
Birmingham crowned winner of the UK’s first ‘plastic fishing’ competition
Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country awarded with its own plastic fishing boat to help tackle plastic pollution in local canal and river network
Lapwing
The distinctive rounded wings of the lapwing are displayed beautifully when it wheels around a winter sky in a massive flock. In spring, these flocks disperse and some birds breed in the UK.…
Hibernation – wildlife’s winter survival strategy
The Wildlife Trusts’ youth activism manager, Arran Wilson, draws on his background as a lecturer in zoology to explore what exactly hibernation is, and which animals rely on it to get through…
Birmingham Fungi Festival
Join us for the first ever Birmingham Fungi Festival on Sunday 26th October 2025!
2020 Wild Photography Competition Winners
The winning images in our 2020 Wild Photography Competition
My dinner party
Niamh loves to feed the birds, so makes natural feeders out of pinecones and berries, to help them through the winter. She’ll tie this to a branch so that the birds can feast from it safely.
The Wilder Side of Birmingham and the Black Country Can you catch it on camera?
The Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust is running a year long photography competition in association with Wex Photo Video, with £1,000 in prizes up for grabs.
Standing up for Wildlife, Planning and Advice
Big changes are on the way for the Birmingham and Black Country landscape, with huge developments already underway and large infrastructure projects in the pipeline including HS2, metro and tram extensions and of course the need for over 100,000 new homes.
The natural environment is a vital employment sector in itself, but also plays an essential role in improving air quality, managing flood water, creating community, attracting tourists to boost the economy, and enabling our population to live active, happy lives.
We work hard to make sure nature has a voice in planning and policy decisions across Birmingham and the Black Country.
Our recent work includes:
• Responding to budget proposals from local authorities highlighting the long term contribution of the natural environment to the health and happiness of everyone who lives in Birmingham and the Black Country.
The natural environment is a vital employment sector in itself, but also plays an essential role in improving air quality, managing flood water, creating community, attracting tourists to boost the economy, and enabling our population to live active, happy lives.
We work hard to make sure nature has a voice in planning and policy decisions across Birmingham and the Black Country.
Our recent work includes:
• Responding to budget proposals from local authorities highlighting the long term contribution of the natural environment to the health and happiness of everyone who lives in Birmingham and the Black Country.
Land caddis
The land caddis is the only caddisfly in the UK to spend its entire time on land, with no stage in water. Look in oak leaf litter over winter to see the grainy cases of the larvae, in which they…