by Cath Palgrave | Aug 25, 2017 | Biodiversity, Blog, Blog, Nature Everywhere
As a primary school teacher, I want the best outcomes for the children in my classes. I feel we should be teaching the whole child and not just how to pass standardised tests that measure a tiny proportion of what they can do. This is why I let the children in my...
by Admin | Aug 25, 2017 | Biodiversity, Blog, Blog, Nature Everywhere
In the garden during May, even though it was a dry month, we managed to get our watering system working. We have also added some more bird feeders to the garden which has attracted all kinds of birds including sparrows, blackbirds and an array of various tits and...
by Adam McCusker | Aug 25, 2017 | Biodiversity, Blog, Blog, Nature Everywhere
November 6th 2017 marks the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest and to mark it, The Woodland Trust have teamed up with over 70 organisations to launch a Tree Charter for trees, woods and people. The Trust wish for the tree charter to gain its strength from...
by Jodie Etheridge | Aug 25, 2017 | Blog, Blog, Waste & Recycling, Waste isn't Rubbish
I’m Jodie and I’ve been volunteering with BFoE for two years now. I’m currently doing the Birmingham Campaign Course, a course which trains people on how to organise and carry out a campaign. It aims to turn activists into organisers. After a session on picking an...
by Poppy Buckingham | Jul 25, 2017 | Current Campaigns
Why are we running this campaign now? Every year an estimated 40,000 people in the UK die prematurely due to air pollution. For Birmingham, the annual figure is around 891. Air pollution in Birmingham is having a long term, detrimental impact on our lives. Birmingham...
by Poppy Buckingham | Jul 25, 2017 | Waste & Recycling, Waste isn't Rubbish
Like most people in Birmingham, we don’t have a food waste collection and also don’t have a garden. This makes composting difficult, almost out of the question. Last autumn, I heard about the Bokashi kitchen composter, so I gave it a go. What is it? It is...
