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The Black Country Plan Consultation
Have your say on the future of the Black Country's precious landscape - the Black Country Plan public consultation is open now.
Planning for the future of wildlife in the Black Country
The number of new homes planned in the Black Country presents a real threat to wildlife and wild places - we're planning to avoid this.
Draft Black Country Plan Published
The Wildlife Trust’s work to influence where and how new homes are built is critical to our vision of a future Birmingham and the Black Country which has more wildlife, more wild places and more…
Local Nature Partnership - Birmingham and Black Country
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.
My country
Josh has been lucky to grow up in this beautiful landscape. We’re here to make sure his children can do the same.
The A41 is the best BEE road in the Black Country
If you drive down the A41 near West Bromwich you may have noticed the wonderful display of wild flowers over the last few weeks. But unless you were looking hard you probably didn’t notice the…
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.
Birmingham and the Black Country communities empowered to let nature flourish thanks to National Lottery funding
Nextdoor Nature – a new natural legacy to mark the Queen’s Jubilee - will help nature flourish in Birmingham and the Black Country.
Black darter
The Black darter is a black, narrow-bodied dragonfly that can be seen throughout summer and autumn. It is hovers around damp moors, heaths and bogs, darting out to surprise its prey.
Black bryony
A climbing plant of hedgerows and woodlands, Black bryony produces greenish flowers in summer and red, shiny berries in autumn. It is a poisonous plant.
Black horehound
The pungent, rotten smell of Black Horehound makes this medium-sized plant of waste ground and roadside verges stand out from the crowd.