Birmingham Open Spaces Forum

Hi @sparkgreenpark.bsky.social - hope you had a great event! Sorry we didn't see this post in time on Bluesky, but we shared the event promo on Facebook for this event last week. 💚

Love your local #park in #Birmingham?
Tell @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social what you think - what you enjoy, what matters most, and how satisfied you are in the short survey below!

It only takes a few minutes to share your views: www.birminghambehear...

We’re hiring! Join BOSF and help make #Birmingham’s parks & open spaces greener, healthier & more connected 💚

Roles: Membership & Development Officer + Nature Engagement Officer
Apply by Fri 3 Oct , email: mary@bosf.org.uk

For more info, visit: bosf.org.uk/new-roles-at...

💚 20 years of volunteers making Birmingham greener!
Excited to kick off our Annual Conference today - celebrating members’ achievements, sharing skills & looking to the future of #Birmingham’s parks and open spaces 🌿 #BOSF20

It’s a real honour to be nominated for a Community Inspiration Award in the Environmental category. This recognition belongs not just to BOSF, but to the hundreds of amazing #volunteers across #Birmingham who give their time, energy, and passion to care for our #parks and open spaces!

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Discover Nature in Autumn!
Join @wardendgftc.bsky.social & @chris4patches.bsky.social @brumcjc.bsky.social for a guided autumn Walk & Talk.

Explore the changing season, learn about local wildlife, & enjoy a morning in nature.

Sat 4th Oct
10am-12pm
Ward End Park, #Birmingham

Free and open to all!

The 5th Mobile Catering Services for Parks tender is now live on In-Tend. Deadline: 30 Sept 2025 (midday).

Details & docs (ref: PQ0614): www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/05232...

Covers pitches across Birmingham’s parks. Contracts run for 4 years. @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social

I warmly invite you to join me and Friends of Stechford Hall Park tomorrow to enter the fascinating world of Brum’s birds & butterflies: 11am via Stechford Road B34 6AB

This is their 1st nature event so will also be cause for a great celebration of Brum community development
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The UK Spotted Flycatcher population has declined by 93% in my lifetime!

Friends of Stechford Hall Park enjoyed watching 2 during my guided walk today

Brum has a HUGE story to tell about its nature & how it improves the lives of its people!

Volunteers are the storytellers!
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Safer Parks: a new campaign to end street harassment - Green Flag Award Keep Britain Tidy and the Green Flag Award are working with the University of Leeds and the Suzy Lamplugh Trust to support a new campaign: Safer Parks: Stand Up Against Street Harassment. 

For more info, visit:

Use the campaign hashtags #SaferParks and #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment on social media to amplify the message and encourage others to get involved.

By working together, we can ensure that our green spaces are safe and welcoming for everyone.

Additional resources: The Green Flag Award resources hub has a collection of resources focused on Safer Parks for Women and Girls, including reports, videos and articles. Find out more here.
Stand Up Against Street Harassment

Ready-to-use Materials: Download posters for display in parks and public spaces, and find social media posts and graphics to help spread the word online.

Safer Parks Guidance: Access evidence-based guidance on how changes in park design and management can improve safety.

Events The Suzy Lamplugh Trust's upcoming events are listed here, including all webinars and conferences which are taking place over the next few months.   'The 5D's are excellent and allows everyone to feel empowered and ready to be a good bystander. I genuinely feel ready if I ever witness harassment again.'   'Brilliant - short and snappy, clear tools to use and signposted to further resources. Mixture of content through videos, polls, chats and presentations kept me engaged throughout. Highly recommend. I do feel really empowered now both to support others but also as a woman should I face some form of harassment again.'   'I thought this webinar was brilliant and would recommend to all my contacts.'   YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhNXNay-txk

Find out more here - www.suzylamplugh.org... If you would like to provide a custom park training session for your team (groups of 70+), please contact training@suzylamplughtrust.org

Free Active Bystander Training: Learn how to safely and confidently intervene using the internationally recognised 5Ds: Direct, Distract, Delegate, Delay, and Document.

Safer Parks: a new campaign to end street harassment - Green Flag Award Keep Britain Tidy and the Green Flag Award are working with the University of Leeds and the Suzy Lamplugh Trust to support a new campaign: Safer Parks: Stand Up Against Street Harassment. 

Explore the Campaign Toolkit: Check out the free toolkit to support local action -www.greenflagaward.o... It includes everything you need to get started, including social media images, printable posters a template press email.

This new campaign, running until 15 October 2025, aims to create a community of active bystanders and make our parks safer and more inclusive for everyone.

We invite you to get involved and help us make a real difference!

News just in! @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social and the Green Flag Award are working with the @universityofleeds.bsky.social and the Suzy Lamplugh Trust to support a new campaign: #SaferParks - #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment

Join our BOSF Team - we’re hiring two new roles to help make #Birmingham’s parks and open spaces greener, healthier, and more connected!

Click the following link for the full job descriptions & more info: bosf.org.uk/new-role...

Please help spread this news by sharing this post! 💚🙌

Veolia’s nationwide orchard now stands at over 1,500 apple & pear trees! All of their orchards across the UK come from the same mother tree, making each individual tree part of a larger nationwide network. Applications close on Sat 8 Nov. Good luck!

The UK’s leading resource management company, @veoliauk.bsky.social - is offering an orchard of five fruit trees across Birmingham. The scheme is now open for applications, to find out more and apply for free fruit trees - head to veolia.co.uk/veolia-...

Great to be involved in the launch of the Life Sciences Festival in #Birmingham yesterday. Thanks to @chris4patches.bsky.social (@brumbiosphere.bsky.social) for the invite and the chance to host a stall - it was a brilliant opportunity to connect with organisations from across the West Midlands.

🍂🍁WERG, @chris4patches.bsky.social @bosfonline.bsky.social 4th October event on Cotterills Lane Recreation Ground. Join us🍂🍁

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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Thank you Carl, for championing Birmingham’s history - and for celebrating the people who continue to care for our parks & open spaces today! 💚

Carl shares how campaigners fought for parks to improve working people’s lives, and how Charles Bowyer Adderley gifted land for Adderley Park in 1856 - a radical act of public trust. That spirit of community still thrives today in 140+ our member (volunteer-led) groups across Birmingham.

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 💚

Join the @nationaltrust.org.uk Nature Towns & Cities + Nature Neighbourhoods teams for a conference in Manchester, 23 Oct.

Explore how nature helps build healthier, connected communities.
Hear from inspiring groups + shape future support.

Info & sign-up: naturetownsandcities.org.uk/event/creati...

It was an absolute pleasure to lead a guided bird & butterfly walk with the growing number of Friends of Queens Park in Brum

Fantastic to record 21 bird species incl Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker, House Martin, Sparrowhawk & Treecreeper and 5 butterfly species
#BrumBiosphere
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West Midlands Local Nature Recovery Strategy Take part in the public consultation to help prepare the West Midlands Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS). There are 48 LNRSs covering the whole of England ...

The West Midlands Local Nature Recovery Strategy consultation is open until 12 Sept! Help shape the future of nature in Birmingham & beyond - everyone can play a part.

Take part here:
www.wmca.org.uk/what...

#NatureRecovery #WestMidsNature #WestMidlands #Birmingham