Wild About Tamworth

“A partnership between Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, Tamworth Borough Council and the communities of Tamworth to improve the Borough’s wild places to benefit both people and wildlife”.

This service was initiated in September 2003 and involves local people in improving the wild spaces of Tamworth for both people and wildlife. Tamworth Borough Council commission part of the service with the rest of the work funded through external grants.

Through Wild about Tamworth (WAT), valuable sites are designated as Local Nature Reserves (LNRs), while local community conservation groups are established to manage the sites which are important to them. Wild about Tamworth currently works on seven sites across the Borough and will shortly be working at a further site at Broad Meadow.

Find out more information about the existing Local Nature Reserves and sites in Tamworth Borough: Dosthill Park Local Nature Reserve Hodge Lane Local Nature Reserve Kettle Brook Local Nature Reserve Tameside Local Nature Reserve Town Wall Warwickshire Moor Local Nature Reserve Wigginton Park Broad Meadow And find out about Tamworth's Big Tree Plant!

 

This service also provides the opportunity for local schools and other groups to visit Local Nature Reserves near to them. The WAT Officer can organise learning activities on Local Nature Reserves or other settings. These can include mini-beast hunts, bird watching and exploring the environment using different senses.

Tamworth and District Wildlife Group holds talks in the winter and leads guided walks in and around Tamworth in the summer. The talks are held on the first Tuesday of each month in the Central Methodist Church, Aldergate.

If you would like a programme of conservation tasks, guided walks, talks and events in Tamworth, you can download it from the Related Documents at the top of this page.

For further information about any aspects of the project, please contact "Wild about Tamworth” Project Officer Lindsey Bates on 01827 59912 or 07970 067711.