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Friends of Edgbaston Reservoir
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FER has been around for a decades . It’s had its highs and lows but still keeps going to promote, protect and preserve all that we love about the res. https://bosf.org.uk/members/friends-of-edgbaston-reservoir/?
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Friends of Edgbaston Reservoir @edgresfriends.bsky.social · Mar 15
A beautiful evening walk. Just a few miles outside of #Birmingham city centre and tonight it’s so tranquil with just the sound of the birds settling in. Worth protecting ? A jewel yet still threatened by inappropriate development.
#edgbastonreservoir
#localnaturereserve
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Friends of Edgbaston Reservoir @edgresfriends.bsky.social · 29d
A huge thanks to all who braved the weather to join @friendsofedgbastonreservoir on our annual walk as part of @bheritageweek .

As always Chris regaled us with the great and the good of Brum

We got to enjoy this wonderful setting sun to see us on our way
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Birmingham Open Spaces Forum @bosfonline.bsky.social · Sep 10
A huge thank you to Carl Chinn, Brummie Historian & Local Legend, for his brilliant @birminghamlive.bsky.social article on the history of the city’s open spaces - and for highlighting BOSF & our network of volunteers. He recently celebrated our 20th Anniversary with us & @chris4patches.bsky.social 💚
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Friends of Edgbaston Reservoir @edgresfriends.bsky.social · 29d
FER will lead our annual Industrial Heritage walk and talk this evening as part of @bheritageweek

Known as a local nature reserve Edgbaston Reservoir was built as an integral part of Birmingham’s canal network and plays an important part in Birmingham’s Industrial past and present .

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Friends of Edgbaston Reservoir @edgresfriends.bsky.social · Sep 3
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Photo Walk Edgbaston Reservoir
Let's explore Edgbaston Reservoir together while taking some awesome photos!
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Friends of Edgbaston Reservoir @edgresfriends.bsky.social · Aug 24
It seems too early for leaf drop like this , a yellow carpet of leaves on the banks of the res
Sadly
‘when trees experience prolonged heat and drought, they lose leaves to reduce water loss. This is a survival tactic,
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Aug 21
Andrea Hayes, textile artist based in Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, known for her textile landscapes #WomensArt
Pictorial textile artwork featuring a landscape with fields and distant mountain next to the sea
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Friends of Edgbaston Reservoir @edgresfriends.bsky.social · Aug 21
A Cormorant drying its wings in front of the cityscape beyond the dam at Edgbaston Reservoir.
#cormorant
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Birmingham Open Spaces Forum @bosfonline.bsky.social · Aug 11
Have your say!
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social wants to know how you feel about your local parks in #Birmingham - what you enjoy, what’s important to you, and how satisfied you are!

Share your thoughts and help shape the future of our city's green spaces: www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/bcc/parks-su...
Birmingham Parks Survey 2025 - Birmingham City Council - Citizen Space
This site contains consultations that are run by Birmingham City Council.
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Birmingham Open Spaces Forum @bosfonline.bsky.social · Aug 15
BOSF ambassador @chris4patches.bsky.social (@brumbiosphere.bsky.social) is back on the move this Sunday 17 Aug, carrying our 20th Anniversary Baton through Hodge Hill to Yardley, visiting parks & connecting with the amazing volunteers, "the unsung heroes" who care for #Birmingham’s green spaces! 💚
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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · Aug 16
Plans have been put forward to part-pedestrianise Bearwood Road. This would open up space for recreation, chess matches, amateur wrestling matches, accordion playing, and allow cafes, bars and restaurants to expand onto the pavement and giving the high street a new lease of life.
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · Jul 27
🦇 If you're looking for a fun activity to in summer evenings why not take part in our Sunset Survey? It's the perfect bat survey for beginners and you can do it from your garden, window or local park!
More info: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/nat...
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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · Jul 31
Responding to @bankofengland.bsky.social's consultation, The Tolkien Society calls for world-renowned author J.R.R. #Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, to feature on new bank notes. @birminghamlive.bsky.social #Booksky www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/07/soci...
Society calls for Tolkien to feature on a new bank note
The Tolkien Society has today written to the Bank of England to suggest that J.R.R. Tolkien should feature on a future bank note. In a letter to Victoria Cleland, Chief Cashier of the Bank of…
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Chris Millward @chris4patches.bsky.social · Aug 1
How does Brum unlock its full potential through nature?

My piece for West Midlands News after Birmingham is crowned as the UK’s first Nature City:
westmidlands.news/brum-uks-fir...
Brum: UK’s first ‘Nature City’
More info about "Brum: UK’s first ‘Nature City’" from West Midlands News
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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · Aug 1
The Brum Brew Fest takes place from 5th to 8th August, and for the first time, there are some Bearwood venues on the trail - The Craft Inn and 1000 Trades On The Park!

In light of this, we have issued a Travel Advisory Notice for any Brummies looking to cross the border into Bearwood:
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · Aug 1
The #BigButterflyCount is well underway, and everyone can play a part in ensuring there is a future for butterflies and moths 🦋

You don't need to be an expert to make a big difference! Get out for the count this weekend 👉 buff.ly/4pAZzyX
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Friends of Edgbaston Reservoir @edgresfriends.bsky.social · Aug 1
Celebrating Birmingham Open Spaces Forum 20th Anniversary with the Summer Baton Walks

Chris Millward will bring the baton to the Reservoir to meet with Friends of Edgbaston Reservoir . You’re welcome to join us .

Chris is due to arrive on site 4.45 -5.15 , the location tbd.
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Birmingham Open Spaces Forum @bosfonline.bsky.social · Aug 1
We have an exciting month coming up!
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Birmingham Open Spaces Forum @bosfonline.bsky.social · Jul 28
It’s #LoveParksWeek! Led by @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social, it's a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the amazing parks and green spaces that bring our communities together! 💚

Find events near you: www.keepbritaintidy....

Let’s enjoy and protect our parks - together! #Birmingham
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Chris Millward @chris4patches.bsky.social · Jul 19
The evening of memories, part of the @bosfonline.bsky.social 20th Anniversary celebrations was without doubt the highlight of the year so far for me.

I’m so excited that this volunteer movement continues to strengthen and I’m proud to serve it with all my heart 🙏✨

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Birmingham Open Spaces Forum @bosfonline.bsky.social · Jul 18
Last night we were joined by so many of the people who make our city’s open spaces thrive - volunteers, allotment growers, Park Rangers, @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social staff, Councillors, and the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr Zafar Iqbal. 💚

A thread from our #EveningOfMemories:
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Chris Millward @chris4patches.bsky.social · Jul 3
Fascinating records @bibbeyswildfarms.bsky.social this week include:
Banded Burdock Fly
(Terrellia tussilaginis)
Wasp Hoverfly - Verrall’s Spearhorn
(Chrysotoxum verralli)
White-barred Tortrix
(Olindia schumacherana)

Just look at the eyes & leg barbs on Goldenrod Crab Spider to aid hunting! 😎
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Birmingham Open Spaces Forum @bosfonline.bsky.social · Jul 11
Join us for free family fun this summer at Calthorpe Park, Balsall Heath, #Birmingham, (B12 9LF)! 🐞🌳🎨
Bug hunts, crafts, trails & more - all free!
Email [email protected] to find out more and to register!
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Birmingham Open Spaces Forum @bosfonline.bsky.social · Jul 14
Disposable BBQs are not allowed in #Birmingham’s parks and open spaces.

They can cause serious fires and damage precious green spaces. Please help keep our parks safe for everyone, leave the BBQ at home!

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B31 Voices @b31voices.bsky.social · Jul 12
But WHY shouldn't I use a disposable BBQ in a park or an open space? 🤔

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#disposableBBQ
#disposablebbqs
#firesafety
#Birmingham
#BirminghamUK
#Bromsgrove
#B31Voices #BVoices
#WestMidlandsFireService
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Galling, @galling.bsky.social · Jul 17
Gall of the week is a fungal gall which at first sight might be taken for an invertebrate gall, although the there is a larger protuberance on the underside of the leaf. It is caused by Exobasidium vaccinii on cowberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
Photo by Mike Poulton.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · Jul 17
Nature lovers & photographers!

It's time to bring summer to our cover photo. ☀️

Reply to this post with your best summertime snaps, and we’ll choose one of our favourites to feature on our profile...
A Chough, a glossy black bird with red beak and red legs, stands on a rocky cliff covered in moss and small yellow flowers, overlooking a bright blue sea. A sunshine filled day in summer by the UK coast.
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Birmingham Open Spaces Forum @bosfonline.bsky.social · Jun 24
Plant Swap & Sale - everyone welcome!

Thursday 3rd July, 4-8pm
Coplow Street Grow Site, B16 0DG
what3words: fact.shock.spots

Free refreshments, including cream teas with summer jelly made from fruit grown right on the site!

Let’s grow together! 💚
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