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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

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

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

🌿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

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Lukas Large @lukaslarge.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Morels in the middle of Birmingham, UK #FungiFriends #FungiFriday

A greyish morel growing from mossy soil with grass

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EcoRecord @ecorecord.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

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

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How to use iNaturalist: An Online Training Session

YouTube video by Wildlife Trust Birmingham & Black Country

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

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...

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

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...

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

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...

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

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

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

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...

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

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!

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

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

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

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

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

🚨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!

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

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"!

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🚨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/...

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

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!

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

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

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

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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Lukas Large @lukaslarge.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

A group of Geastrum pectinatum - Beaked Earthstars, seen in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

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?

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

👀 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!

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

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

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

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!

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

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

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

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

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

🚨Help wildlife in hot weather!🚨 Please take care of yourselves in this hot weather, and lend a helping hand to wildlife too. If you can, leave out a bowl of shallow water, scatter some food, top up your ponds and bird baths, and provide areas of shade for animals to shelter.

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Did you know foxgloves are the county flower of the West Midlands? A brilliant source of nectar, especially for long-tongued bees such as the common carder bee, they're just starting to look their beautiful best. Their mottled markings were once thought to be the hand-prints of fairies!

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Brilliant news! These are some builders we should all be backing! Beavers are "ecosystem engineers" - they shape the landscape in a way that benefits both people and wildlife. Not only do they clean water but they also help to reduce downstream flooding! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in England for first time in centuries

Exclusive: Government to grant nature groups a licence for release of rodent species after earlier setbacks

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

A brilliant #FungiFriday treat for us - a Collared Earthstar found at our Centre of the Earth headquarters in Winson Green! Real stars of the woodland floor, some Native American tribes called them ka-ka-toos, meaning "fallen stars”, and believed them to be stars fallen to Earth! #FungiFriends

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EcoRecord @ecorecord.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

There’s still time to take part in the Birmingham and Black Country 28 Birds Later recording challenge! Try to photograph 28 bird species over the 28 days of Feb and upload the photos to iNaturalist. So, fly into action and get snapping. It’ll be a hoot! uk.inaturalist.org/projects/28-...

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28 Birds Later - 2025

Join our challenge to photograph 28 different species of bird during February! The rules: Must be in Birmingham and the Black Country The species must be photographed - the photo doesn't have to b...

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Fantastic to find these stunning Scarlet Elf Cups at Hill Hook nature reserve in Sutton Coldfield! It is said that wood elves would drink the morning dew from within this fabulous fungi! Now's the time to spot them on fallen sticks amongst the leaves, especially in damp places.

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

What a beautiful frosty morning it's been across Birmingham and the Black Country! Do share your pictures with us! The snowdrops in All Saints Park, Winson Green were looking even better than usual as the sun rose and lit up the dew-covered grass around them.

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Join us this Sunday for a walk in the wild to discover some of Dudley's beautiful landscape! Starting with the stunning views of Sedgley Beacon, we'll walk to Wren's Nest National Nature Reserve with its rich geological interest. Book your free place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/re-schedul...

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Amongst trees bare of leaves, the drooping catkins of a hazel tree are currently a wonderful sight! Did you know that each catkin actually consists of around 240 individual flowers arranged on a dangling stem? When fully ripe, the slightest breeze will carry their pollen away on the wind.

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

It's a beautiful day for a bit of birdwatching! And did you know this weekend is the #BigGardenBirdWatch? Simply spend an hour in your garden or local green space and record the birds you see - it's the UK's biggest wildlife survey, and the best excuse to spend time with birds!

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

A Black Country boost for biodiversity! Over the next few weeks, our team will be planting over 2,000 trees at sites across Dudley. We will increase species diversity in wooded areas by planting trees including Wild Service Tree, Spindle, Bird Cherry and Black Poplar, one of our rarest native trees!

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Bee-rilliant news! We're delighted the UK Government has today upheld a ban on bee-killing pesticides for the first time in 5 years! We maintain there is no place in modern sustainable agriculture for highly toxic pesticides that kill bees and poison our soils and rivers. Protect our pollinators!

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Snowdrops are also known as Flowers of Hope, Candlemas Bells, Little Sisters of Snows and Dingle-Dangles! Not native to the UK, they were first recorded in the wild in the 18th century, and there are over 2,500 varieties worldwide! Have you spotted any yet this year?

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

🌳Make 2025 your wildest year yet with 3 months FREE membership PLUS a free t-shirt if you join us before the end of January! Your support helps us to protect and restore wildlife and wild places across Birmingham & the Black Country. Join now: bbcwildlife.org.uk/JoinUs

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Today is the Winter Solstice, the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year. From tomorrow, our days will begin to become brighter once more - spring is on the way! Before it arrives, let's savour all of the beauty winter has to offer! #WinterSolstice

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Amongst brown, fallen leaves, you might be surprised to see fascinating funnels of green, such as on these beech leaves we found. These are caused by tiny caterpillars living inside the leaves, delaying the effects of autumn until they are ready to pupate! Isn't nature amazing! Have you spotted any?

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Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Holly is a festive favourite, but did you know not all holly leaves are spiky? Its spikes develop as a defence against grazing animals, so leaves which are higher up in a tree and safe from being munched can be entirely smooth! Here are 2 leaves we found from the same holly tree!

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