Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust
@bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social
We've been working for nature's recovery across Birmingham and the Black Country for over 40 years. For wildlife, wild spaces and people.
www.bbcwildlife.org.uk
www.bbcwildlife.org.uk
Join us at EcoPark for a Dusk Chorus Silent Disco - a magical evening of music, nature and togetherness!
Pop on a pair of headphones, choose from music channels with nature themed tunes and dance with us under the open sky! Book now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/dusk-chorus-silent-disco-tickets-1985455782693
Pop on a pair of headphones, choose from music channels with nature themed tunes and dance with us under the open sky! Book now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/dusk-chorus-silent-disco-tickets-1985455782693
May 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Join us at EcoPark for a Dusk Chorus Silent Disco - a magical evening of music, nature and togetherness!
Pop on a pair of headphones, choose from music channels with nature themed tunes and dance with us under the open sky! Book now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/dusk-chorus-silent-disco-tickets-1985455782693
Pop on a pair of headphones, choose from music channels with nature themed tunes and dance with us under the open sky! Book now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/dusk-chorus-silent-disco-tickets-1985455782693
🌿LAST CHANCE TO APPLY! Based in Walsall and want to connect your community to nature?
Funding is available to support small, community-led projects that connect people with their local environment and help shape how natural spaces are used and valued.
Apply by 04/05: www.bbcwildlife.org.uk/WCNN
Funding is available to support small, community-led projects that connect people with their local environment and help shape how natural spaces are used and valued.
Apply by 04/05: www.bbcwildlife.org.uk/WCNN
May 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
🌿LAST CHANCE TO APPLY! Based in Walsall and want to connect your community to nature?
Funding is available to support small, community-led projects that connect people with their local environment and help shape how natural spaces are used and valued.
Apply by 04/05: www.bbcwildlife.org.uk/WCNN
Funding is available to support small, community-led projects that connect people with their local environment and help shape how natural spaces are used and valued.
Apply by 04/05: www.bbcwildlife.org.uk/WCNN
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Morels in the middle of Birmingham, UK #FungiFriends #FungiFriday
April 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Morels in the middle of Birmingham, UK #FungiFriends #FungiFriday
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In case you missed our recent online workshop, which explored how to use iNaturalist and how to incorporate wildlife recording into a City Nature Challenge BioBlitz event, there is an online recording here:
youtu.be/BXfQ24fivm0
youtu.be/BXfQ24fivm0
How to use iNaturalist: An Online Training Session
YouTube video by Wildlife Trust Birmingham & Black Country
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March 27, 2026 at 9:34 AM
In case you missed our recent online workshop, which explored how to use iNaturalist and how to incorporate wildlife recording into a City Nature Challenge BioBlitz event, there is an online recording here:
youtu.be/BXfQ24fivm0
youtu.be/BXfQ24fivm0
Want to learn how your phone can help you identify and record all the wildlife you spot? Join us for an online workshop to learn how to use the free iNaturalist app to discover the wild world on your doorstep whilst submitting vital wildlife records! Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inaturalis...
March 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Want to learn how your phone can help you identify and record all the wildlife you spot? Join us for an online workshop to learn how to use the free iNaturalist app to discover the wild world on your doorstep whilst submitting vital wildlife records! Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inaturalis...
Aged 16-25? Passionate about nature, wildlife, and climate action? Join us in Birmingham on Saturday 28th February for our next Youth Pathways event! A free day of hands-on nature conservation and tool use training. Places are free but limited! Book yours now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wild-winte...
February 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Aged 16-25? Passionate about nature, wildlife, and climate action? Join us in Birmingham on Saturday 28th February for our next Youth Pathways event! A free day of hands-on nature conservation and tool use training. Places are free but limited! Book yours now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wild-winte...
Join us on 16th February for a walk across Pelsall Common to discover some of Walsall's wonderful winter wildlife! You'll learn all about our native trees, including how to recognise different tree species by examining features such as bark and buds. Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pelsall-co...
February 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Join us on 16th February for a walk across Pelsall Common to discover some of Walsall's wonderful winter wildlife! You'll learn all about our native trees, including how to recognise different tree species by examining features such as bark and buds. Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pelsall-co...
Want to learn about urban nature? Curious about a career in conservation? Join us for an Open Day at Centre of the Earth, our wild oasis in Winson Green! Meet our team, learn about our work or simply enjoy some time in nature! Book now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-open-day-tickets-1980012398384
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Want to learn about urban nature? Curious about a career in conservation? Join us for an Open Day at Centre of the Earth, our wild oasis in Winson Green! Meet our team, learn about our work or simply enjoy some time in nature! Book now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-open-day-tickets-1980012398384
Join us and the @pandemonialists.bsky.social for a free 'walkshop' in Willenhall on Saturday 10th January! This walking and writing workshop will creatively explore local landscapes whilst learning about the wildlife and habitats we encounter! Book your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wild-and-w...
December 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Join us and the @pandemonialists.bsky.social for a free 'walkshop' in Willenhall on Saturday 10th January! This walking and writing workshop will creatively explore local landscapes whilst learning about the wildlife and habitats we encounter! Book your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wild-and-w...
A sure sign that spring is just around the corner, we've spotted our first snowdrops in flower in Birmingham! But are these the sign that spring is arriving early this year? Do let us know how your local snowdrops are getting on, or if you've spotted anything that seems out of season!
December 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A sure sign that spring is just around the corner, we've spotted our first snowdrops in flower in Birmingham! But are these the sign that spring is arriving early this year? Do let us know how your local snowdrops are getting on, or if you've spotted anything that seems out of season!
We're hiring! We're looking for an Education Officer to join our team.
We believe every child should have a wild future and that every community should have nature at its heart. Can you help us instil a love of nature that will last a lifetime?
Find out more and apply now: bit.ly/4rvh6H1
We believe every child should have a wild future and that every community should have nature at its heart. Can you help us instil a love of nature that will last a lifetime?
Find out more and apply now: bit.ly/4rvh6H1
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We're hiring! We're looking for an Education Officer to join our team.
We believe every child should have a wild future and that every community should have nature at its heart. Can you help us instil a love of nature that will last a lifetime?
Find out more and apply now: bit.ly/4rvh6H1
We believe every child should have a wild future and that every community should have nature at its heart. Can you help us instil a love of nature that will last a lifetime?
Find out more and apply now: bit.ly/4rvh6H1
Looking for the perfect nature-friendly gifts this festive season? Look no further!
We've got a selection of wonderfully wild products, from Christmas cards to animal adoption kits, and each sale helps to support our work for wildlife across the region: bbcwildlife.org.uk/shop
We've got a selection of wonderfully wild products, from Christmas cards to animal adoption kits, and each sale helps to support our work for wildlife across the region: bbcwildlife.org.uk/shop
November 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Looking for the perfect nature-friendly gifts this festive season? Look no further!
We've got a selection of wonderfully wild products, from Christmas cards to animal adoption kits, and each sale helps to support our work for wildlife across the region: bbcwildlife.org.uk/shop
We've got a selection of wonderfully wild products, from Christmas cards to animal adoption kits, and each sale helps to support our work for wildlife across the region: bbcwildlife.org.uk/shop
🚨Watch out for wildlife this Bonfire Night!
🦔If you're planning a bonfire this year, please remember to check for hedgehogs and other wildlife prior to lighting. Ensure that you build your bonfire on the day, or relocate it prior to use, and only light from one side. Put wildlife first!
🦔If you're planning a bonfire this year, please remember to check for hedgehogs and other wildlife prior to lighting. Ensure that you build your bonfire on the day, or relocate it prior to use, and only light from one side. Put wildlife first!
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🚨Watch out for wildlife this Bonfire Night!
🦔If you're planning a bonfire this year, please remember to check for hedgehogs and other wildlife prior to lighting. Ensure that you build your bonfire on the day, or relocate it prior to use, and only light from one side. Put wildlife first!
🦔If you're planning a bonfire this year, please remember to check for hedgehogs and other wildlife prior to lighting. Ensure that you build your bonfire on the day, or relocate it prior to use, and only light from one side. Put wildlife first!
Hasn't it been a fantastic year for fungi? And this week, this otherworldly looking Red Cage fungus was spotted in a Birmingham park, just the 2nd time it's been recorded in Birmingham and the Black Country! It's renowned for its putrid smell, earning it the nickname "devil's eggs"!
November 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Hasn't it been a fantastic year for fungi? And this week, this otherworldly looking Red Cage fungus was spotted in a Birmingham park, just the 2nd time it's been recorded in Birmingham and the Black Country! It's renowned for its putrid smell, earning it the nickname "devil's eggs"!
🚨It's now or never for nature.
The Planning Bill is nearly law. An amendment passed by the Lords offers vital protection for sensitive habitats and species - but it needs MP support to stay in.
📢 Use our form to ask your MP to back Amendment 130: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
The Planning Bill is nearly law. An amendment passed by the Lords offers vital protection for sensitive habitats and species - but it needs MP support to stay in.
📢 Use our form to ask your MP to back Amendment 130: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
October 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨It's now or never for nature.
The Planning Bill is nearly law. An amendment passed by the Lords offers vital protection for sensitive habitats and species - but it needs MP support to stay in.
📢 Use our form to ask your MP to back Amendment 130: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
The Planning Bill is nearly law. An amendment passed by the Lords offers vital protection for sensitive habitats and species - but it needs MP support to stay in.
📢 Use our form to ask your MP to back Amendment 130: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
Thanks to all who joined us at the first ever Birmingham Fungi Festival, and to the experts, artists and staff who led the day's walks, talks and crafts! It was brilliant to engage people with the wonderful wealth of fungi to be found in the heart of Birmingham - urban nature at its very best!
October 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Thanks to all who joined us at the first ever Birmingham Fungi Festival, and to the experts, artists and staff who led the day's walks, talks and crafts! It was brilliant to engage people with the wonderful wealth of fungi to be found in the heart of Birmingham - urban nature at its very best!
Happy #UKFungusDay everyone! Why not join us to celebrate all things fungi at the first Birmingham Fungi Festival on Sun 26 October at Eastside City Park? We'll have walks, talks, crafts and more, and all of it's free! Find out more and book your places at: bbcwildlife.org.uk/BirminghamFungiFestival
October 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Happy #UKFungusDay everyone! Why not join us to celebrate all things fungi at the first Birmingham Fungi Festival on Sun 26 October at Eastside City Park? We'll have walks, talks, crafts and more, and all of it's free! Find out more and book your places at: bbcwildlife.org.uk/BirminghamFungiFestival
Across our urban landscapes, the effects of climate change can be catastrophic. Our region is already depleted of nature, with our children growing up unconnected to it. By failing to address the crises we face, we risk an uncertain future with less wild spaces and less wildlife. (1/3)
October 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Across our urban landscapes, the effects of climate change can be catastrophic. Our region is already depleted of nature, with our children growing up unconnected to it. By failing to address the crises we face, we risk an uncertain future with less wild spaces and less wildlife. (1/3)
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A group of Geastrum pectinatum - Beaked Earthstars, seen in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A group of Geastrum pectinatum - Beaked Earthstars, seen in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social
Mushrooms are back! Have you spotted any fantastic fungi yet? We discovered this beautiful patch of Fly Agarics in a woodland. A good tip for finding particular fungi is to look out for the trees they associate with. Did you know Fly Agarics form symbiotic relationships with Silver Birch trees?
September 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Mushrooms are back! Have you spotted any fantastic fungi yet? We discovered this beautiful patch of Fly Agarics in a woodland. A good tip for finding particular fungi is to look out for the trees they associate with. Did you know Fly Agarics form symbiotic relationships with Silver Birch trees?
👀 Have you spotted anything amazing on oak leaves?
🍩These may look like tiny doughnuts but they are actually galls formed as the silk button gall wasp injects its eggs into the leaf - they'll fall to the ground in autumn and emerge as tiny wasps between February and April!
🍩These may look like tiny doughnuts but they are actually galls formed as the silk button gall wasp injects its eggs into the leaf - they'll fall to the ground in autumn and emerge as tiny wasps between February and April!
July 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
👀 Have you spotted anything amazing on oak leaves?
🍩These may look like tiny doughnuts but they are actually galls formed as the silk button gall wasp injects its eggs into the leaf - they'll fall to the ground in autumn and emerge as tiny wasps between February and April!
🍩These may look like tiny doughnuts but they are actually galls formed as the silk button gall wasp injects its eggs into the leaf - they'll fall to the ground in autumn and emerge as tiny wasps between February and April!
We're hiring! We're looking for an Events Officer, Business Support Administrator and Estates Co-ordinator to support our work for wildlife and people across Birmingham and the Black Country! Do you want to help build a wilder future? Come and work with us: careers.bbcwildlife.org.uk
July 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
We're hiring! We're looking for an Events Officer, Business Support Administrator and Estates Co-ordinator to support our work for wildlife and people across Birmingham and the Black Country! Do you want to help build a wilder future? Come and work with us: careers.bbcwildlife.org.uk
Happy Flying Ant Day to all who celebrate - and you should!
Not really a day, but a short period of time each year in which ants grow wings and take flight in search of mates. And it's GREAT because ants are crucial for soil health, seed dispersal, nutrient cycling, pest control & lots more!
Not really a day, but a short period of time each year in which ants grow wings and take flight in search of mates. And it's GREAT because ants are crucial for soil health, seed dispersal, nutrient cycling, pest control & lots more!
July 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Happy Flying Ant Day to all who celebrate - and you should!
Not really a day, but a short period of time each year in which ants grow wings and take flight in search of mates. And it's GREAT because ants are crucial for soil health, seed dispersal, nutrient cycling, pest control & lots more!
Not really a day, but a short period of time each year in which ants grow wings and take flight in search of mates. And it's GREAT because ants are crucial for soil health, seed dispersal, nutrient cycling, pest control & lots more!
Join us on Sat 26th July for A Dudley Day Out! Take your pick from 4 FREE guided walks taking you through some of Dudley’s beautiful green spaces - a chance to enjoy nature, connect with others and reflect on the environment around you.
Book now: bbcwildlife.org.uk/events/2025-07-26-dudley-day-out
Book now: bbcwildlife.org.uk/events/2025-07-26-dudley-day-out
July 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Join us on Sat 26th July for A Dudley Day Out! Take your pick from 4 FREE guided walks taking you through some of Dudley’s beautiful green spaces - a chance to enjoy nature, connect with others and reflect on the environment around you.
Book now: bbcwildlife.org.uk/events/2025-07-26-dudley-day-out
Book now: bbcwildlife.org.uk/events/2025-07-26-dudley-day-out
Moseley Bog has been putting on another fantastic display of wild orchids! These Common Spotted Orchids look beautiful amongst the buttercups. Why not join us to discover the reserve at our Open Day next Saturday, with fun for all the family: bbcwildlife.org.uk/events/2025-07-05-open-day-moseley-bog
June 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Moseley Bog has been putting on another fantastic display of wild orchids! These Common Spotted Orchids look beautiful amongst the buttercups. Why not join us to discover the reserve at our Open Day next Saturday, with fun for all the family: bbcwildlife.org.uk/events/2025-07-05-open-day-moseley-bog