• BOSF is a volunteer network organisation, set up at the end of 2004, that brings together all the community groups in Birmingham with an interest in green open spaces.

    Our main focus is supporting the volunteers who add value to the city’s open spaces.

    Currently there are more than 130 member groups – some are large and organised others are 2 people & a dog. There are areas of the city less well represented than others and we need your help to make sure that all of the city can benefit from what a friends group can offer.

    A study undertaken when BOSF was established demonstrated that an open space with a friends group benefited from an average of £35k a year additional funding and volunteer hours equivalent to 1.5 additional staff. Read more.

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    Birds, Open Spaces and the “Unsung Heroes” That Look After Them: A Cause for Celebration on 4th May 2024

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    Wildlife Conservation work by Friends of Stephens Pond and Berryfields Orchard

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    BOSF logged volunteer hours, April 2023 – March 2024

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    Volunteering in our city’s parks & open spaces – film by Sima Gonsai

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    BOSF’s response to revised plans for Birmingham city centre ‘Smithfield site’

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