Local Nature Reserves for Local People

• Dec. 11 by Emma Williams (1)

Yesterday, Thursday 10^th 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 and Education officer Nikki Simpson, the group headed to the Wildlife Trust Education Centre in Small Heath, where they got down to work.

Nikki told Birmingham Recycled:

“We work on a lot of different community and education projects and so we usually focus on a different for every work day, but it’ll always be outside somewhere working on the local area.”

And this week, the eco-friendly bunch turned their attention to Little Bloxwich primary school. Nikki added:

“We often create nature areas for local schools. The one for Little Boxwich Primary School, which we worked on yesterday, involves a willowed fence and gates, so we were doing a lot of woodwork to put it all together.”

The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country offer a number of opportunities for the local public to volunteer; as well as the fortnightly practical volunteering day on Thursdays, they also have an EcoPark Volunteer Day every Monday to which people can come along to help maintain their education centres.

If you wish to get involved with the next practical projects work day, check out Wildlife Trust’s event page, offering a number of activities for members of the public to get involved in.

The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country were founded in 1980 and are one of 47 branches covering the UK.

They work with a number of communities across Birmingham, offer wildlife education to local schools as well as holding practical days, working to conserve Birmingham’s parks and create nature reserves for everyone to enjoy.

Check Back to Birmingham Recycled for more information on the Wildlife Trust’s work and upcoming events.