EVERY FRIDAY* 10am to 2pm @ Top Meadow Garden *Starts 1st March 2024, excludes school holidays. Join us in the development of the Top Meadow Garden a unique native only forest garden with edible and rare species that sits along the River Rea in Ten Acres. Join Felipe (Spring to […]
Top meadow is back this year in 2023 with some new sessions to help tidy it up and plant new edible forest plants. Thanks to the Celebrating Communities Be Bold Birmingham fund, via Sustainable Life and Food Forest Brum project managers we have plenty more sessions coming up soon so […]
We are pleased to announce we will once again be running the Ten Acres Snowflake Trail this year in the Ten Acres Woodland Pathway in Stirchley. Join us on Saturday 23rd December from 9am to find as many snowflakes as you can and pick one out to take home with […]
We welcome two new noticeboards to the Ten Acres site this month thanks to volunteers, Ranger Jan, Ranger Dean and the BCC work crew. They are already being very well used by the community at both ends of Ten Acres. Hurrah! The boards will prioritise in this order: The boards […]
Lissotriton Vulgaris (Smooth Newts) Sotted by Unofficial Newt Survey on 7 May 2023 Statistics Length: 7-11cmAverage lifespan: 6 years Conservation status Protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.
Spotted by Wildlife Camera on 20/04/2023. Footprints spotted by volunteers. Meles Meles (Badger) Statistics Length: 75-100cmTail: 15cmWeight: 8-12kgAverage lifespan: 5-8 years Conservation status Protected in the UK under the Protection of Badgers Act, 1992, and the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.
Spotted by Wildlife Camera on 20/04/2023. Footprints spotted by Ruth Mottran. In person sightings reported by local residents. Muntiacus Reevesi (Muntjac Deer) Statistics Length: 77-91cmShoulder height: 45-52cmWeight: 10-17kgAverage lifespan: 10-13 years Conservation status Invasive, non-native species. Protected in the UK under the Deer Act 1991.
Spotted by Various Vulpes Vulpes (Red Fox) Statistics Length: 62-72cmTail: 40cmWeight: 5-7kgAverage lifespan: 2-3 years Conservation status Common.
Spotted by Volunteer Ruth in March 2023 Cottus Gobio (European Bullhead) Statistics Length: 8-12cmWeight: 6-12gAverage Lifespan: 3-4 years Conservation status Common More Information here.
