Is There A Tiger In Your Garden?

Nature lovers are being asked to check their gardens for tigers in a bid to help conservationists studying the effects of climate change on moth distribution.

Any hope for butterflies?

Sir David Attenborough is urging the public to take part in the world’s largest butterfly count to assess if species are recovering after their worst year on record.

Getting serious about the bee crisis

The UK’s largest Bee Summit aimed at tackling the causes of bee decline, will take place in London next Friday (28 June 2013), Friends of the Earth revealed today.

Balsall Heath bee bonus

Bees in Balsall Heath received a welcome boost last Saturday with a new bee garden opened by local MP Roger Godsiff.

Campaign to save the Long-Horned Bee

New research by the University of Reading shows that the West Midlands Long-Horned Bee is holding on to its northernmost stronghold and is restricted to just a few small areas.

International Dawn Chorus Day; two dawns away

There are just two days to go until bird lovers across the world come together for the annual celebration of nature’s ode to joy when songbirds fill the air with music as the sun comes up.

Gardeners urged to be green-minded and green-fingered

Gardeners are being urged to create bee-friendly gardens and play their part in safeguarding these threatened pollinators

Gordon Harley’s thought for the weekend: The elephant in the room

Gordon takes an elliptical journey down a jungle path that has an end.

2012: A Disaster Year For UK Butterflies

Washout 2012 was the worst year for UK butterflies on record with 52 out of the 56 species monitored suffering declines, a scientific study today revealed.

Michaela Strachan presents Really Wild Adventures

Popular TV presenter Michaela Strachan pays her first visit to Artrix with a delightful show for children aged between 3 and 8

Beleaguered bees finding local havens

Birmingham Friends of the Earth are funding High Orchard Community and Balsall Heath is Our Planet to create wildflower havens for local bees

Improving nature in Birmingham and the Black Country

This March will mark a year since Birmingham and the Black Country were awarded Nature Improvement Area status.

UK Moth numbers crash

The abundance of the UK’s larger moths has crashed during the past 40 years with three species becoming extinct in the last decade, a major scientific report reveals today.

Go wild in the country

Dave Woodhall talks to TV presenter Michaela Strachan ahead of her forthcoming date in Birmingham.

What’s On at Town Hall & Symphony Hall

A very mixed bag been announced for the two prestigious venues – Elkie Brooks, Piaf, Michael Strachan, Bill Bailey, Ardal O’Hanlon… and more

Grass feeding butterflies defy deluge

Grass-feeding butterflies defied the second wettest year on record to enjoy a bumper 2012 across the UK countryside, according to a new scientific survey.

Butterfly survival blueprint unveiled

Restoring and joining up habitat will prevent threatened butterflies and moths in the Midlands from becoming extinct in the future, a groundbreaking report today revealed.

Action for Ash

Ash dieback disease has been identified in Norfolk. The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country is appealing for help spotting the spread of the infection.

Nature Improvement Area bid for Birmingham and the Black Country

Plans have been submitted for one of the country’s first Nature Improvement Areas for Birmingham and the Black Country.

Wildlife Trust Opposes English Badger Cull

The Wildlife Trust has written to Members of Parliament asking them to oppose a licensed badger cull in England.

Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife “Worth over £1billion”

Wildlife is found to be no longer priceless, an economic study has discovered.

Get a Wild Life this Summer!

The Wildlife Trust’s Black Country Living Landscape Community Involvement Programme invites Black Country residents to ‘Go Wild’ this summer.

Bad News for Badgers

The Wildlife Trust is deeply concerned by the Government’s decision to pursue yet more trials of
badger culling

International Dawn Chorus Day

International Dawn Chorus Day is the global celebration of wild birds.