Midland hawthorn
In May, our hedgerows and woodland edges burst into life as midland hawthorn erupts with masses of pinky-white blossom. During the autumn, red fruits known as 'haws' appear.
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Birmingham Fungi Festival
Join us for the first ever Birmingham Fungi Festival on Sunday 26th October 2025!
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…
Wild Walk Week 2023
Between Saturday 28th October to Sunday 5th November we invite you to take part in our Wild Walk Week challenge to raise awareness and fundraise for our vital work. Whether you make it a puddle-splashing welly walk, a challenging 40km in a day walk or a wildlife-watching walk every pound you raise makes a difference!
Birmingham County Football Association
Business partner since September 2022.
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.
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.
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.
Wildlife-spotters put Birmingham and the Black Country on the Map!
The 2026 City Nature Challenge results are in, and Birmingham and the Black Country have once again put on a strong showing in this global wildlife-spotting challenge!
Trustees Week – What Makes a Trustee
For Trustees Week 2022 we asked David Green and Alex Nicholson-Evans about why they chose to be a Trustee and what it means to them.
Hope Week
Hope week is an online event taking place between November 11th and November 17th 2024. The purpose of Hope Week is to bring together young people from across the movement and beyond to enjoy workshops, talks and entertainment and to begin to form an online community of young people passionate about protecting nature and the climate.
Will West Mids Mayor Make #WMPledge4Nature?
The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country has joined with local partners to call on West Midlands Mayoral candidates to pledge their support for a 25 year strategy for nature.