New competition launched to photograph ‘Beautiful Northfield’
The Northfield Ecocentre has launched a new photography competition to raise awareness of conservation in the surrounding area. The Ecocentre is looking for photographs that portray ‘whats beautiful’ in the local area. This could be anything from a blossoming flower to a stunning piece of architecture with entrants encouraged to choose a subject that means [...]
Council “committed” to the conservation of the Jewellery Quarter
Regeneration Councilor Neville Summerfield has stated that Birmingham City Council is committed to the future of the Jewellery Quarter despite the redundancies of the Jewelry Quarter Regeneration Partnership last year. The promise came in a letter to the Jewellery Quarter Lobby, which was formed after the Jewellery Quarter Regenertion Partnership was disbaned in December 2009. [...]
Sutton park restoration begins as Richmond risks public alienation
Birmingham City Council has started a near-million pound project to restore Sutton Park, just weeks after controversial plans were announced to introduce a “green tax” to the Royal Parks in London. This Is Sutton Coldfield reported on the £954,240 grant awarded to the council which will be used to carry out a 10 year restoration [...]
Woodgate’s Conservation Workdays ‘desperately’ need the public
Woodgate Valley Country Park ‘desperately’ need volunteers for their Conservation Workdays on 4th and 18th March to help improve the park for the public. The poor weather this winter has put people off helping and hindered the output of their annual Conservation work. Woodgate have been holding their Conservation Workdays for the past 5 years [...]
Half term fun in the snow
Birmingham residents enjoyed the school half term this week by spending the last few days sledging, dog walking and enjoying the scenery of Birmingham’s snow covered parks. The snow, which started yesterday (Thursday), covered the city in a white blanket. Many residents took to parks like the Lickey Hills (see photographs below), Cannon Hill Park [...]
Birmingham Parks: January 2010
2010 is off to a snowy start and our Birmingham Parks are looking beautiful, so Birmingham Recycled is summing up the month’s countryside activities for you to get involved with. As Birmingham Recycled has looked at before, it pays to be a conservation volunteer and what better way to enjoy the winter landscape in our [...]
The West Midlands’ Wildlife
When asked to paint a picture of the west midlands, most people’s palletes would be filled with various shades of grey, colouring in a landscape dominated by cranes, disused factories and one particular monolithic shopping centre. Looking beyond this dismal scene, a recent survey has shown that special efforts being made by West Midland-ians are [...]
Local Nature Reserves for Local People
Yesterday, Thursday 10th December, a group of dedicated volunteers braved the cold to gather at the Wildlife Trust Office in Edgbaston for a day of practical volunteering projects. Part of a fortnightly scheme offering members of the public a chance to help out with Birmingham’s beautiful nature reserves, this week, lead by Wildlife Trust Community [...]