Ash
A common tree, ash is familiar to many of us for its autumnal bunches of winged seeds, called 'keys'. It can be found in woodlands and prefers damp and fertile soils.
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Corn bunting
Like many of our farmland birds, the corn bunting has declined in number in recent years. Spot this streaky brown, thick-billed bird singing from a wire or post - it sounds just like a set of…
Avocet
A key species in the story of conservation, the avocet represents an amazing recovery of a bird once extinct in the UK. This pied bird, with its distinctive upturned bill, can now be seen on…
My laboratory
Nora’s study of bird behaviour explores how small bird communities flock together to ward off larger predators. Nature has many things to teach us and is now widely acknowledged as a key…
SpawnWatch!
The records of spawn you provide will help EcoRecord to keep our information up-to date and improve our knowledge of the distribution and breeding sites of these key species - so we can better protect them.
PondLife
Whether found in a garden or part of an agricultural landscape, ponds are oases of wildlife worth investigating. Even small ponds can support a wealth of species and collectively, ponds play a key role in supporting freshwater wildlife.
Help Needed for Wildlife Watchdog - Peter Shirley, Vice President WTBBC
One of the key areas of change when we leave the EU is the protection of wildlife and natural habitats, which includes supporting farmers and landowners who carry out conservation work. That…
Ponds
Whether found in a garden or part of an agricultural landscape, ponds are oases of wildlife worth investigating. Even small ponds can support a wealth of species and collectively, ponds play a key…
Growing Local Flora
The ‘Growing Local Flora’, project is one of our key ongoing projects that feeds into all of our woodland enhancement work.
In 2013, the Wildlife Trust began ‘Growing Local Flora’, a project whose aim is to produce a large amount of local provenance woodland plants and supply them free of charge to partners of the Birmingham and Black Country Nature Improvement Area (NIA) who are who are undertaking Woodland Delivery Theme projects.
In 2013, the Wildlife Trust began ‘Growing Local Flora’, a project whose aim is to produce a large amount of local provenance woodland plants and supply them free of charge to partners of the Birmingham and Black Country Nature Improvement Area (NIA) who are who are undertaking Woodland Delivery Theme projects.
Woodland
Our woodlands are a key tool in the box when addressing climate change for their carbon storage potential, but are less well known for their potential to limit flooding events, with wet woodlands…
Planning for success: how the new UK Government can deliver on housebuilding targets whilst tackling the nature and climate crises
With a new UK Government now in situ, Becky Pullinger, head of land use planning at The Wildlife Trusts, reviews what is needed to deliver on one of their key manifesto pledges – to build new…
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!