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Reddings Lane Park (Friends of)
The Friends of Reddings Lane is a Friends Group based in Hall Green North that was founded in August 2021. Their aim is to: Promote the conservation, protection, education and improvement of the physical, natural and social environment of the local area, in Reddings Lane Park. Involve and encourage more local residents in community events…
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Rookery Park and House (Friends of)
Rookery Park Friends aim to improve the park’s infrastructure and to provide services and activities that meet the needs of the local community. Rookery Park is comprised of the old surrounding gardens for Rookery House, in Erdington. The house was originally known as Birches Green House and dates from the 1730s. Contact: [email protected] B24…
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Rubery Station (Friends of)
On the boundary of Rubery and Frankley is a local nature reserve and public walkway which follows the line of the former Halesowen railway. The railway, which was opened in 1883, connected Northfield with Halesowen until its closure in 1964. There was an intermediate station located at Rubery which although closed to passengers in 1919…
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Rubery Wombles
Rubery Wombles (RW) started out as a litter picking group in early 2019, covering all of Rubery and they have now expanded to take on a couple of ongoing projects. This group of volunteers look after a local woodland in Rubery, Bromsgrove by removing non native plants, planting native bluebell bulbs and have managed to…
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Sarehole Environmental Action Team (SEAT)
The Sarehole Environmental Action Team (SEAT) is an entirely voluntary organisation of local residents working in partnership with Birmingham City Council staff and other neighbouring voluntary groups. SEAT cares for the section of the River Cole corridor between Sarehole Mill and the Stratford Road. Formal and informal paths run through the area, which includes areas…
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Selly Oak Park (Friends of)
Opened in 1899 Selly Oak Park is the largest public park in the Selly Oak district of Birmingham, UK. Selly Oak park is made up of over 30 acres of a medieval deer park, later part of Weoley Park Farm, all a gift to the district from the Gibbins Family (of Birmingham Battery Company fame).…
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Senneleys Park (Friends of)
The Friends of Senneleys Park are a local community group working with other bodies to preserve, develop and improve the environment, facilities and usage of Senneleys Park. The park has entrances off Mill Lane, Kingsbridge Road and Senneleys Park Road, with a playground close to the Mill Road entrance. Contact: [email protected] Friends of Senneleys Park…
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Seven Streets Park (Friends of)
Seven Streets Park is in Balsall Heath, between Runcorn and Clifton roads. It is a small pocket park that is used by the local community. Unfortunately there is a problem with rubbish and fly tipping in the area, which spoils the park and puts people off using it. Members from the community have set up…
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Sheepcote Street Nature Group
Sheepcote Street Nature Group is a passionate group of friends and neighbours bringing nature into the heart of the city, transforming courtyards and planters into vibrant spaces full of life and biodiversity. Over the past two years, the group has been working hard to encourage birds and insects to colonise their local courtyards, planting their first…
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Sheldon Country Park (Friends of)
Sheldon Country Park covers just over 300 acres of open grassland, wetlands, old hedgerows and mature woodland on the very edge of the city. Having escaped development over the years, the park has become a genuine haven for wildlife and a much-loved green space for local communities. The Friends of Sheldon Country Park (FOSCP) is…
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Short Health Fields Trust (Short Heath Fields & Bleak Hill Park)
NextGEN Gallery Edit Delete The Friends of Short Heath Playing Fields & Bleak Hill Park are made up of a team of regulars and part-time volunteers that are committed to looking after and saving their local green space. The group want to carry on bringing the word “together” back into their community, turning Short…
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Small Heath Park (Friends of)
This 43 acre park is situated approximately a mile from Birmingham city centre. The former Small Heath Estate was placed in trust to Birmingham City council in 1876 by Louisa Anne Ryland. The park includes a large boating lake and a huge variety of fabulous trees ( the autumn leaf colour is amazing.) The park…