News
Find out what’s happening in St Anne’s Park and Nightingale Valley, or read our newsletter archive here.
Balsam Bashing Begins!
Sadly, with the arrival of the summer there is also the return of FoBB’s nemesis: Himalayan Balsam, one of the UK’s most aggressive invasive plants. This prolific plant – notable...
Green Week 2026
For anyone wanting more volunteering/green goodness this year’s Green Week runs from 6th-19th June and there’s lots to get involved in – and lots of opportunities to sample other areas...
A Bid to Increase Biodiversity: Creating a Wetland Wildflower Meadow
It has long been my dream to create a wetland wildflower meadow in the St Anne’s Valley. When I applied for the CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) grant I had this...
Goat Life – an update
Our pair of resident bramble eaters continue their mission to reclaim some of the Lichfield Road slopes of St Anne’s Wood from the overgrown undergrowth. The vision is to carefully...
Egg-cellent Adventures!
The Easter Bunny left an egg-citing nature trail around Nightingale Valley over the Easter holidays. Posters of different types of eggs laid by a variety of animals that call the...
A springtime update!
Once again, even when the depths of winter’s relentless wet onslaught seems to make the idea of new life and beginnings an impossibility here we are! So green, so new. Bluebells, Wild...
An update on our goats
On your travels you may well come across the two newest members of the FoBB team. On loan from the excellent Street Goat, Doe and Buck (other names are available) are...
Come join our Easter Egg Trail!
Back by popular demand, brilliantly orchestrated by Nadia and generously supported by the Family Shopper team, the FoBB Easter Holiday Treasure Trail is back and prizes are available! A great...
Dawn chorus walk coming up in April!
We are offering our annual Dawn Chorus Walk in St Annes Wood! Join us on 11th April at 5.30am to enjoy the morning spectacle. Back for the third-year running, two...