End river pollution
The UK is ranked as one of the worst countries in Europe for water quality, with pollution beyond legal limits caused by a toxic cocktail of sewage and agricultural pollution.
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Our Projects
From making meadows to restoring rivers, find out about the projects we're undertaking for nature's recovery across Birmingham and the Black Country.
Love Your River Stour project awarded £249,700
£249,700 funding received from the government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund for our Love Your River Stour Project.
My project
Craig gives up his time volunteering in the Bluebell Community Garden. Transforming the garden into a positive space for local people to enjoy, Craig has felt himself become relaxed and happier,…
Nutrient neutrality works: pollution rules don't block housebuilding
The Government wants to ditch laws that require housebuilders not to harm rivers. But we know these rules work – they enable houses to be built and rivers to be protected. Here’s how, writes Ali…
River Rangers
Key Stage 2 students will LOVE River Rangers!The 5-week program includes:Identifying freshwater invertebrates with our river dipping expeditionsInvestigating how much water is on the planetDiscovering the impact of pollutionThe hydrological cycle Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS)Our experienced, passionate educators will guide their curiosity as they discover and explore the habitat over the course of the programme. Even better - if successive years take part in the same location we can use their sightings as part of our wildlife database to track the state of nature and see long term impacts of their work!
River lamprey
The river lamprey is a primitive, jawless fish, with a round, sucker-mouth which it uses to attach to other fish to feed from them. Adults live in the sea and return to freshwater to spawn.
Huge project to map England’s longest river will inspire new vision for all
Economic, environmental and societal benefits of river restoration to be analysed from source to sea for first time
Water dock
As its name suggests, Water dock likes damp places, such as the egdes of canals, ponds and rivers. It is a tall plant with large, greenish flower spikes.
What to Spot in Walsall
What to spot in Walsall
Natural Rivers and Green Corridors
Natural Rivers and Green Corridors a European Regional Development Funded project aiming to enhance the River Rea catchment and surrounding habitats for all wildlife to enjoy.
Water spider
There are several species of spider that live in our wetlands, but the water spider is the only one that spends its life under the water. In its pond habitats, it looks silvery because of the air…