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Centre of the Earth
Just a mile from the centre of Birmingham, our pioneering eco environment & education centre sits within a nature reserve boasting orchids, newts, kingfishers, sparrowhawks and foxes...
Centre of the Earth Volunteer Day
Our volunteer day at Centre of the Earth is held every Tuesday from 1.00pm - 3.30pm.
City Nature Challenge: Wildlife at the Centre of the Earth
Come and discover the wildlife which calls Centre of the Earth home! We'll be pond dipping, bug hunting, bird spotting and more!
Visit our Centres
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.
Environmental Education Centres
School Site Enhancement
Imagination, natural materials and a little bit of decorative chainsaw work combine to make shelters, raised beds and seating for everyday use while our pond creation, bird and bat boxes, hedgehog hotels and wild gardens encourage wildlife to visit.
Even small spaces can be filled with wildlife with a little creativity and a lot of enthusiasm!
Otterly Pawsome News!
The first ever otter caught on camera in Birmingham city centre, but plastic in poop raises new concerns
Common water-crowfoot
A member of the buttercup family, Common water-crowfoot displays white, buttercup-like flowers with yellow centres. It can form mats in ponds, ditches and streams during spring and summer.
My night club
Ania and Becky know that wildlife can be found in unexpected places at unusual times, and surveying bats in the centre of Taunton at night is nothing out of the ordinary for them.
Eyebright
Eyebright has small, white flowers with purple veins and yellow centres. It likes short grasslands, from clifftops to heaths, and is one of a number of species and hybrids that are hard to tell…