In March, the Birmingham Settlement Nature & Wellbeing Centre opened for a series of events as part of the WMCA Nature Call to Action Campaign, supporting people across the West Midlands to get outside to enjoy their local green space and support nature to thrive.
We welcomed over 200 participants to our 3-acre Ladywood site over three weekend campaign days, inviting visitors to dip into as much (or as little!) as they liked, while enjoying the green space.
Visitors took part in seed sowing, bulb planting, making seed bombs, composting demos, pond dipping, exploring the overnight moth trap (an exciting first at the Nature & Wellbeing Centre!) a bird walk round the Reservoir, and on-site species identification through our Citizen Science project, Nature Navigators.
We also hosted an Open House for World Climate Day, inviting local people to help us in taking meaningful local action for the environment – with a neighbourhood litter pick and sign-making in support of nature, as well as activities encouraging children and families to get their hands in the earth in Roots Forest School.
If you missed out, take a look at our regular weekly timetable at the Nature & Wellbeing Centre – with plenty of opportunity to get involved with your local green space through volunteering and environmental stewardship, weekly beginners gardening, outdoor wellbeing activities and much, much more!
