Green Flag for Martineau Gardens
Edgbaston garden celebrates as green space wins a Green Flag Award.
Extinction Rebellion plan Victoria Square protest
Call for Birmingham city council to commit to action on climate change.
Kinver and the landscape of seeing
Richard Lutz wanders towards autumn.
Wild Walk Week aims to boost Wildlife Trust
Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust celebrating fortieth anniversary with fundraiser.
HS2 protestors acting against biodiversity loss
Activists “following Boris Johnson’s advice” to protest destruction of ancient woodland.
Home working here to stay – survey
Majority of Midlands workers planning a mixed working style.
Electric emergency ambulance launched in West Midlands
WMAS launches the first 100% electric emergency ambulance in the UK.
Campaigners to protest at HS2 woodland destruction
Claims that work has already begun affecting wildlife haunts.
Other tales from Birmingham
Richard Lutz goes for a lockdown stroll.
Birmingham artist launches billboard poster campaign
Guerilla artists install climate change parody car adverts across English billboards.
Hospice flies bald eagle and friends
Birds of prey give patient a day to remember.
Landmark restoration begins after successful fundraiser
Work to start on Birmingham Botanical Gardens’ historic bandstand.
Tories criticise council carbon emission plans
“Labour seek to water down climate commitments and continue to punish workers instead” – claim.
West Midlands announces Europe’s largest exclusive e-scooter trial
120 jobs to be created in green transport scheme.
Environmental activists protest bank investment in ‘dirty’ energy
Extinction Rebellion calls for HSBC to stop funding fossil fuel and invest in alternative futures.
Protest planned against HS2
“Not worth the cost,” claim campaigners.
Good news for Birmingham community gardens
Martineau Gardens receives funding for therapeutic horticulture.
More Henry’s Botanical Blueshouse gigs announced
You can have the blues for the rest of the summer.
Birmingham MPs call for more promotion of active travel
“We are not going far enough, fast enough” – claim.
Adopt a railway station scheme hailed a success
New lease of life for West Midlands rail line as volunteers step forward.
Birmingham gardens in line for national award
Martineau Gardens are finalists in Persimmon Homes’ Building Futures.
Eco-activist faces prison for HS2 protest
Hearing set to decided fate of Extinction Rebellion member.
Birmingham Tories slam council over clean air policy
Call for action on environment.
Student enterprise team from Lichfield reaches European finals
Green tents hope for international competition.
Into a technicolour night
Richard Lutz reviews images looking west each evening .
Birmingham Tories call for high streets help
Free parking and improvements to pedestrian access needed to sustain retail sector.
Digital spotlight on urban wildlife
Explore the wonders of urban wildlife with The Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust.
Covid chronicles: Magnum force and a dark anger
Richard Lutz wanders through the Lands of Lockdown.
Bees, bikes and battleship greys
Richard Lutz wanders through the Land of Lockdown.
Environmental group calls for action on COVID-19 recovery
Extinction Rebellion Birmingham to stand outside Council House calling for Citizens Assembly.