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David Bellamy at Meathop Moss Nature Reserve 1998

David Bellamy - a tribute from The Wildlife Trusts

Botanist, broadcaster and former President of The Wildlife Trusts, David Bellamy, has died – sad news to the generations of nature-lovers that he entertained and inspired. David was a great friend…

Otter

Otterly Pawsome News!

The first ever otter caught on camera in Birmingham city centre, but plastic in poop raises new concerns

urban wildlife, bee

Where can you spot 10,000 wild species?

In Birmingham and the Black Country!
According to EcoRecord the epic milestone was reached last week.

The 10,000th species in question? A...

Action for Insects

INSECT APOCALYPSE - WILL YOU TAKE ACTION FOR INSECTS PLEDGE?

Insects are dying out up to 8 times faster than larger animals and globally 41% of insect species face extinction. Insects…

Delia Garratt

Introducing Dr Delia Garratt, our new CEO

Dr Delia Garratt joins the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, where she was Director of Cultural Engagement. Over 10 years Delia has played…

Children hunting for mini beasts at Centre of the Earth

New report shows how nature nurtures children

The Wildlife Trusts call for every child to have a daily one-hour nature boost

The Wildlife Trusts commissioned a study by the Institute of Education at UCL to evaluate the impact that…

chaser

No let-up in net loss of UK’s nature

The UK’s wildlife continues to decline according to the State of Nature 2019 report. The latest findings show that since rigorous scientific monitoring began in the 1970s there has been a 13%…