Natalie Adcock
Birmingham parks for the week beginning 10th August
Time for another weekly roundup of the activities in Birmingham’s parks, but despite it being summer we have only four activities to report on for this week.
On Saturday 15th August from 2PM, in the Edgbaston Reservoir there’s the chance to get involved with a History Day Guided Walk, reminiscing back to 1823 when the reservoir [...]
Birmingham parks for the week beginning 20th July
It’s the second week of Birmingham Recycled’s round up of what’s going on our beautiful parks this week.
There seems to be two butterfly activites happening on Sunday – in the Lickey Hills from 11AM it’s another Mini Beast Safari, where kids can discover the smaller residents of the park. The Shire Country Park’s event is [...]
Get green answers
A new project has been launched that allows members of the public to ask for help investigating questions in the public interest – an ideal platform for Birmingham environmentalists.
The website Help Me Investigate allows for people and journalists to collaborate research to answer from why your local doctor now has an 0845 number to what [...]
Chairman of The Birmingham University Conservation Volunteers speaks to Birmingham Recycled
When he set off for University and all the fun that was sure to follow, I am sure that he didn’t imagine helping the environment would be part of it. But Andrew Limm, 20, a soon to be third year student at the University of Birmingham is now Chairman of The Birmingham University Conservation Volunteers [...]
Birmingham parks for the week beginning 11th July
Birmingham Recycled will now be giving you weekly updates on what’s going on in your local parks. To kick off this annual post, here are the activities taking place this week.
In Cannon Hill Park, an event called Jewels in the Sky will be on Sunday 19th July. A guided, calm walk will look at the [...]
Sean Lock on recycling: “I just feel stupid!”
I am a big fan of Michael McInyre’s Comedy Roadshow, so when Sean Lock (from 8 Out of Ten Cats) started talking about the environment a week ago, my ears particularly perked up.
Have a chuckle for yourself by watching it here on the BBC iPlayer, but here is what Lock said:
“I’m quite interested in to [...]
Mistake that caused 50,000 deaths
Severn Trent may be taken to court because of an incident in April, where 50,000 fish were killed when thirty miles of Wolverhampton canals were polluted by a sewage plant.
Fish Legal, who fight against water pollution across the country, is currently putting together a dossier of evidence against Severn Trent.
Fish such as pike, perch and [...]
Birmingham Friends of the Earth need new faces
Birmingham Friends of the Earth are hosting an open evening on Thursday 18th June at 7:30PM for people who are interested in getting involved in their four current environmental campaigns.
The first campaign is putting pressure on Birmingham City Council to make steps to make Birmingham greener.
The next pushes for planet-friendly farming, as Friends of the Earth [...]