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And the Magic Kingdom Sometimes the journey to a love of parks and green spaces doesn’t start with a park. In this moving and very honest Earth Story it starts on an allotment plot many years ago. Here Nick, project advisor takes us back to his first encounter with nature. My earliest memories of playingContinue reading “The Golden Tomato”

The Naturally Birmingham Project works with communities and project partners to help “Bring Parks to Life”. We know that across the city Fair, Green, Healthy, Engaged and Valued green spaces are not yet available to all residents – we are working on that. We call this “achieving environmental justice” and our aim is to achieveContinue reading “Stechford Recreation Ground (Yardley Fields)”

This is third blog from Helen the BOSF Volunteer Coordinator working with the community Dawberry Fields Park as part of the Future Parks Accelerator Project. So, Dawberry Fields is getting on the map at last. At 55 years old I’m tweeting, Instagram posting and sending messages and pictures out on Facebook. All trying to raiseContinue reading “Dawberry Fields Park – Consultation and Engagement”

25 YEAR CITY OF NATURE VISION – YOUR CHANCE TO FIND OUT MORE! The FPA Naturally Birmingham project team are currently in the process of establishing a 25 Year vision for the City to become a ‘City of Nature’. At its heart, it aims to address the issues Birmingham and much of the UK facesContinue reading “25 YEAR CITY OF NATURE VISION”

We are catching up with Helen’s work in Dawberry Fields Park developing volunteering. Spring into Summer After some time off over Easter, moving my mother-in-law into a home – its back to Dawberry, with plans to try and encourage some consultation. I booked two coffee chats and planned to have 2 litter picking sessions soonContinue reading “Part 2 – Initial Engagement”

Helen Harvey – FPA Volunteering Development Coordinator working for Birmingham Open Spaces Forum, gives us an insight into her work at one of the FPA pilot sites – Dawberry Fields Park. 13 weeks into a 26-week contract as a Volunteering Development Coordinator and things are finally, hopefully, starting to warm up a bit – inContinue reading “Volunteer development in Dawberry Fields Park”

Witton Lodge Community Association on Healthy Parks Empowering. Invigorating. Stimulating.Powerful words, powerful emotions. And the fact is, it costs nothing to be empowered, to feel invigorated or stimulated. Just step outside. Whether it’s time spent smelling flowers in your garden, taking a walk around your local park or just sitting among nature and wildlife, studiesContinue reading “PARK LIFE – NATURALLY BIRMINGHAM’S WELLBEING REMEDY”

Teeny Explorers Teeny explorers, except not so teeny as right from the start of the session each week, every child (and adult) is filled with the hope and belief that one day they will fly! What better message to be giving our young children, and in such an enabling environment, with space as far asContinue reading “Teeny Explorers”

When you sit back and take stock At the human story and mother nature’s clock We arrived here at half past one And within a minute it’s nearly done! To halt the doom We must make room In our minds To be kind To turn the tide And prevent the slide And how do youContinue reading “For me, it was Fuji”