QMCC (Quinton Meadows Consultative Committee) was created by Birmingham City Council in 2000 following a long campaign by local communities in Quinton and Halesowen to save as much as possible of Quinton Meadows (formerly known as Woodgate Valley ‘Site A’) from built development, and for the Meadows to be used for the benefit of local…

The River Rea rises in the Waseley Hills just South West of Birmingham and joins the river Tame at Spaghetti Junction just north of Birmingham City Centre. The Rea Valley Conservation Group was formed in 1988 with the purpose of conserving the River Rea Valley for recreation and nature preservation. The Route 5 Cycle Route runs…

Originally the Friends of Ten Acres, this was a community group set up by Sustainable Life Birmingham to manage and restore the derelict woodland of Ten Acres Park in Stirchley. The group’s aim was to transform the derelict Ten Acres heritage woodland site, open up the space and make it safe for public use again while…

The Friends of Rectory Park are a group of local residents that help to look after the park and have assisted in the creation of the cycle path amongst many other features. The group also secures funding to keep the park looking beautiful and keep the wildlife that lives there safe and happy.   The…

Reddicap Futures (RF) is a Community Group set up by a small group of local parents with the help of Sutton Coldfield Town Councillor Julie Ashley-Higgins and Compass Family Support.  Their aim is to help run local projects alongside a group we have called Reddicap Mums that will ultimately make Falcon Lodge and Reddicap a…

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…