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Make space for wildlife
Environment
If you have a garden, or even just window boxes or tubs and hanging baskets, you can help wildlife.
Million species threatened with extinction in decades to come
Environment
According to a recent UN report a million species of plants, insects, birds and animals are threatened with extinction in the next few decades.
Connect with your wild side this month
Environment
Wildlife Trusts are inviting you to do something wild every day of the month.
More problems for wildlife by way of netting
Environment
It is generally illegal to disturb nesting birds, and this can be very inconvenient during the spring months.
Have your say on a green Birmingham
Environment
The Greener Birmingham Coalition are asking people this through their ‘Big Green Conversation’, which was launched last week at the Council House.
The rich history of the Daffodil
Environment
The nodding yellow or orange trumpets now in your garden or neighbourhood have a rich history - spiritual, military and symbolic.
Studies are showing a decline in insect numbers
Environment
Study after study is coming up with not just declines, but collapses, in insect numbers.
Help needed for wildlife watchdog
Environment
The agency mainly responsible for ensuring compliance with wildlife legislation is Natural England
Why are birds being legally killed?
Environment
According to a report in the magazine ‘Birdguides’ in the last three years licences have been granted to kill both common and red-listed birds of conservation concern
2019 is the year of Green Action
Environment
Welcome to 2019, the ‘Year of Green Action’ - as designated by the Government as part of its 25-year Environment Plan.
The ghost of wildlife past
Environment
Next year is ‘the Year of Green Action’ and the 25-year Environment Plan has been published.
Salmon in the Stour?
Worcestershire
The Tame and the Stour arise from streams running off the hills of the Black Country which are part of the main watershed of England.
Pass the pickled crickets please
Environment
There is though a growing interest in providing insect-based foods for people everywhere
Rescue plan for local wildlife
Environment
Human activities have destroyed more than half (60%) of the world’s wildlife in the last 50 years.
Incy Wincy Spider is getting a bad reputation
Environment
At least ten schools in London were closed for several days this month because of the presence of noble false-widow spiders.
The missing millions
Environment
Thousands of people walked from Hyde Park to Whitehall protesting about the enormous, and continuing, loss of wildlife in this country over the last few decades
A single voice for the environment
Environment
There are many ‘green’ organisations in the West Midlands, in both the voluntary and public sectors.
The effects of the gall wasp on our oak trees
Environment
If there are any oak trees in your neighbourhood, or your favourite woodland or park, you may have noticed that their acorns don’t look right.
A clash of lifestyles between us and the Wasp
Environment
At this time of the year everyone’s pet hate is wasps, which is a shame because wasps are very valuable insects.
Protection for local wildlife sites
Environment
The Wildlife Trusts launched their ‘Act Swiftly Campaign’ and 25,000 people signed their petition.
The city needs a green heart
Birmingham city centre
The campaign for a new 21st Century park in the centre of Birmingham is gaining momentum.
Wild flowers on the verge
Sandwell
When we contemplate our dried up gardens it is easy to think that nature is being destroyed by the heat, but it is of course very resilient.
High Speed rail and the environment
High Speed 2
As High Speed Rail continues with its low speed development there has been a recycling of news about its ecological mitigation programme.
Say no (again) to the Western Orbital road
Black Country
Plans have been revived to build the so-called Western Orbital road, needed, some say, to cut traffic congestion in Birmingham and the Black Country.
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